Are there any facts that make global warming a fact?

Question

I have to prepare a debate on this topic. I am on the supporting side.
If you give me info, please try and give the link for where it came from.

Answer 1

CO2 is 30% higher than it has been for 650,000 years. Methane is 130% greater. These are two of the main pollutants humans put into the atmosphere in excess, and they are two of the primary greenhouse gases.

Look at the 'hockeystick', which shows a dramatic warming since 1950 after a fairly stable climate for 1000 years. In fact, the 10 hottest years in recorded history have all happened since 1990, with 2005 being the hottest.
(see links below)

How's that for proof of man's fault in this? There is ample proof, any real scientist will tell you that.

There has NEVER been an article doubting man's influence on global warming published in a peer-reviewed journal. A recent study of almost 1000 proved that.

Yes, the earth naturally heats and cools, but the rate and amount we are warming now is unprecedented in the recent geologic past. We are doing this, and we must stop it. This is not some political statement or rhetoric. This is science trying to educate a crass, ignorant public of the damage they are doing. The magnitude of temperature increase ALREADY is about 10x that of the 'little ice age' of the middle ages, and rate and amount are only going up.

Just to be clear, glacial and interglacial cycles are mainly controlled by astronomical fluctuations, but we have a detailed record of the last 7 cycles, and what the climate and CO2 is doing now is way different and extreme. The rate of increase is much higher than in the past AND the value itself is much higher.

HI CO2:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4467420.stm
HOCKEY STICK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5109188.stm
General climate stuff:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3897061.stm

Answer 2

First of all, to debate the subject, you should learn the facts. Trying to imply that all scientists believe it is simply disingenuous. Since you said global warming and not human induced global warming, I would suggest that you start with a graph from the Volstock Ice cores that show we have been warming from thousands of years. It is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_core
To learn about the facts, I would suggest:
http://epw.senate.gov/fact.cfm?party=rep&id=266711

Answer 3

Don't go see Al Gore's Movie. His is an idea based on his opinion. Do your own investigative work. There are many sources to search from. There are as many facts that disprove global warming as there is proving it. Don't make a supporting argument on another person's opinion.

Answer 4

There are plenty of facts, just as there plenty of self-centred idiots who will believe anything so long as it questions the SCIENCE of climate change. You will plenty of peer-reviewed theses presenting the facts of Human-induced climage change, NONE that dispute it.

Answer 5

Find the Al Gore movie. "An inconvenient truth" might be the name. Check netflix.com

Answer 6

This looks like a good place to start:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/stateofknowledge.html

Answer 7

go and rent a movie called "an inconvenient truth"
it might help.
http://www.climatecrisis.net/thescience/