OK now do you people believe in global warming?!?

Question

Now that North Americans have not gotten snow, do you believe in Global Warming? And if you do you better do something about it.

And what are you doing about it?

San Diego got snow but the Northeast didn't. Talk about freaky weather!

Okay Curt, GLOBAL warming means it's worldwide and it doesn't involve all planets. In global history, do you learn about the history of Mars or the history of the Earth?

Thisisnotmyrealname-okay, but that wasn't my question. My question is: OK, now do you people believe in global warming? And what are you doing to stop it? It may not be caused by human activities but that does not mean we can work to reverse it.

spie2-that's my opinion, too. You just read it wrong.

Answer 1

Yes, I believe that global warming is a problem. The ice in the north and south poles are melting causing water levels to rise. This may cause disastrous flooding in many areas. This is just one of the many problems.

Answer 2

To those of you complaining about Curt's response, his point is that mars is warming too. It's actually warming much faster than earth is. And it has nothing to do with any human actions.

The question is not whether or not earth is getting warmer. Over the past 30 years, it clearly has been. The question is whether we're causing it. If mars is warming without our help, it's certainly reasonable to conclude that earth might also be warming on it's own.

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We can probably do something to alter earth's climate, whatever the cause of it's current warming trend. But if it's a natural cycle, the question becomes, SHOULD we do anything about it. 35 years ago, many scientists were advocating spreading soot on the polar caps to absorb more heat, in an attempt to reverse what was then seen as the beginning of a new ice age. If we'd done that, we'd be in much worse shape than we're in now. While I'm all in favor of reducing polution, I think our efforts need to stop there. I don't believe we know enough about what controls our climate to actively try to change it.

Answer 3

This warming is a serious thing ....In a selfish way I'm enjoying it. I live in eastern Canada and today is Dec.23rd and it's raining out, no snow to be found anywhere. Being selfish I enjoy the money I'm saving on heating oil...car is easier on gas because I don't have to plow threw snow everywhere I go.
But.....I also notice the weather seems to be more violent now then in the past (storms) Glaciers are melting in the North...I worry about the water supply for our future.
I do believe in global warming...yes. What am I doing about it? Alone I do very little. But I try. All my electrical appliances have been up dated in the last year to save energy. Our Province was the first in Canada to be 100% recycling of our garbage. I have slowed my driving down by 10 K to the disappointment of many other drivers...save gas.
Global warming does concern me...and I do what I can to help. I could probably do more...but I think I'm doing more than a lot of people are.

Answer 4

I believe in global warming but have not been convinced that it is caused by man.

For example, the Great LAkes of North America (huron, superior, michigan, erie, ontario) were formed by glaciers as determined by the geological record. However, there have not been glaciers within 200 miles of the great lakes for all of recorded history.

The current global warming may be a result of human activities but I'm not yet convinced. I see many alterior motives for political power grabs, taxing of something that comes out humans with every breath (carbon dioxide), and other selfish motivations.

I think there are many of us still in the middle that get turned off by fanatics on either side. Rising CO2 levels, yes I hear that but jumping to "its all mans fault!" doesn't seem logical to me. Getting rid of CFC refrigerant gases was a good thing to do and the hole in the ozone has started reversing course. Now all of a sudden we dont hear about that as much- now the subject has been changed to too much CO2. I have a hard time buying into that one. Yes, CO2 levels are rising but wouldn't 9 billion people on the planet cause more CO2 than the prehistoric couple hundred thousand? A human in 2000 hours of office work gives off 120 pounds of CO2- now think about that for the earth's population and have it go up for physical activity or walking around. Does walking to the store really put out less CO2 than driving a motorcycle or moped? I dont think so.

Is it also possible that the sun is expanding? Science tell us that stars expand during there natural lifetime. If our sun were expanding and getting closer to us, wouldn't that also cause global warming? Does the governement have a "distraction agenda" to focus attention on CO2 (which can never go away until all human and animal life has been abolished) so that we dont freak out about something nobody can do anything about?

Its hard and it doesn't feel good to acknowledge that everything that has a beggining must also have an end. Does anyone think that the human race and life on planet earth will last to infinity? Politicians love to find some cold hard fact of the universe and use it to scare people for their own personal gain.

So yes, the earth is warming but human arrogance cannot overcome the forces of nature.

Answer 5

Hey... Curt... what the f*ck has the Martian climate have to do with the Earth's environment?
Cyclical periods of high and low temperatures are common, planets temperatures rise and fall in cycles. The Earth had a natural period of great heat millions of years ago, followed by the Ice Age. So does Mars.

The difference here is that the current CO2 levels are rising beyond any previous levels that the Earth ever had. Current levels are close to being the double of the previous record.
The evidence points to human-made Global Warming, simply because temperatures are rising too fast.
If these rises of temperature were caused by natural cycles, they would be much slower, taking thousands of years. But no, temperatures are rising in a much shorter timespan... in a matter of ten years average temperatures have already risen more than 46° F (8° C).

What is happening is not natural... it's a man-made imbalance. And the sadest part is that, although the evidence is all around us (increasing floods and droughts, dissapearance of glaciers in the last century, polar bears close to going extinct, record temperatures, unstable weather, etc.), people are still willing to keep ignoring this.

Answer 6

There was just a huge blizzard in Denver. Don't worry, there is still snow. Last month, there was also a major snowstorm that socked the midwest, from Oklahoma up to Chicago.

I live in New Jersey, and we hardly EVER get major snow until after the New Year. Once in a while there is a December snowstorm, but rarely. It's usually just cold and rainy until January, and that's when we start seeing snow. In fact the BIG storms usally hit later, in March, even into April.

I've lived here since 1968, and I don't ever remember a "white christmas." I'm sure we had a few, but the norm is cool (not freezing) and wet.

Love Jack

PS: I'm not doing ANYTHING about it, mainly because I don't give a damn about the issue. When Al Gore, the champion of the environment, stops driving his limos and SUVs and flying in planes all over the place (the eltist hypocrite), then I MAY do something. But probably not. The most I do will be to send Al Gore a "thank you" card (on recycled paper, natch).

Answer 7

Your statement is not 100% correct. We had already snow, and plenty of it. BUT: I believe in Global Warming since about 30 years.
What am I doing about it? I drive a Hybrid car, I have fluorescent lightbulbs in 90% of my lamps, in one lamp I even use a LED lightbulb. I turn down the heat in my house especially when I am not at home. The thermostate is set to max 72 F. I turn off the TV when I am not watching and the lights in rooms where nobody is.... My outside lights have motion detectors and run only a few minutes when activated. I make sure to reduce the number of trips for errands, I carpool .In good weather I try to ride my bicycle. My electric bill is about 35$ per month. And more....I just went for Christmas gift shopping on my bike:)

Answer 8

My name is Rafael Lomena. I write from Alicante (Spain). I am independent investigator on the Accelerated Global Heating and want to share with all something that can turn out from interest to fight this phenomenon.
I believe that the main cause of the Accelerated Global Heating is in the great and increasing forest fires that are whipping to the planet in the last years.
My complete report is in: http://inicia.es/de/rlv/clim.htm...
If they do not understand the Spanish they can use the automatic translator that will find in the main page of site:
http://inicia.es/de/rlv
Thanks to all.
(* This message has been translated with a translation software)

Answer 9

yes I think most educated North Americans do believe in global warming. And we do have snow in some places right now.

If government won't regulate industry there is nothing we can do. Very few places in the US have real public transportation, and US car manufacturers take states to court if they DARE to suggest that maybe the federal emissions standards aren't strong enough.

I live on minimum wage, I can barely afford my rent, so I have no car, I live in an apartment, I can't install better insulation, replace the windows and doors, or buy new appliances. So what is it exactly that you think I should be doing about it?

Answer 10

Wow, I live in North America. I didn't know snow here was such a big deal considering we've been getting snow since the cave man days. What does snow in North America have to do with Global Warming. I would think it would prove global warming if we stopped getting snow.