Why isn't there more coverage on the news regarding this very real issue? A 41 sq. mile ice shelf broke off in Canada last week in 1 hour (cnn.com). Why aren't we doing more to halt the process of destroying our planet? If we want to continue the human race, we should all take responsibility for facing this harsh reality . . .what is up? Is it just too scary or overwhelming to do something about it?
2007-01-03 03:48:12 · 30 answers · asked by Who Knew! 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I certainly am. I believe it is the most serious issue facing us today. Sadly, in time, everyone is going to join us. This is not a problem that will just go away. For those who refuse to face facts today, their children will have no choice but to face them tomorrow.
2007-01-03 03:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by toff 6 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Yes of course. I would think that everyone on this planet would be concerned. Unfortunately I doubt that is the case.
You know that shelf you talked about broke away 5 years ago and they only noticed it when looking at some photos from outer space recently.
Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" is an amazing documentary which clearly shows you the destruction that has occurred and what WILL occur without a doubt if something isn't done IMMEDIATELY.
David Suzuki, a well known scientist, was saying on tv the other day that no one is listening and that Global Warming is a bigger threat than terrorism, than nuclear bombs, than ANYTHING that we face on this planet at this moment in time.
Look at our climate...when was the last time we celebrated New Year's with 50 degree weather here in Canada? Ha! We broke a world record...yes some would say wonderful...but is it wonderful when we face 3 weeks of 150 degree weather in summer and our electricity grills burn out and millions die in that swealtering heat?
They claim in less than 50 years we will have exhausted the resources we need to survive on this planet and that will be pretty well the end of humanity.
Do you think this is some kind of movie on tv? This is REALITY....yet people do not want to face it.
Running and hiding from the truth won't make it go away, and yet that is exactly what people do.
2007-01-03 05:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Wasn't it back in the seventies that the scientists were predicting another "Little ice age"? I have even read some recent predictions that global warming will lead to another ice age - figure that one out. The fact of the matter is that we have not been recording weather patterns and atmospheric data long enough to predict anything accurately. I am concerned about pollution, but global warming, not so much.
I was under the impression that ice breaking off into the ocean in arctic climates was a normal occurence.
2007-01-03 05:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by Betsy Jayne 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am scared...AND 41 miles of the polar ice shelf breaking off last week ain't helping matters!
Can we do anything about it? NO; where we are in terms of a global, environmental, extinction-level event is a done deal!
The almighty dollar supercedes any serious remedy to the global warming matter.
Companies around the globe are making money on top of money and as long a chunk of the polar ice shelf doesn't float down into these corporate boardrooms, no one really cares!
2007-01-03 05:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
To the answerer claiming that if we were to take "solid oceanography class followed by atmospheric geography ... we would realize this is all hype", you may want to inform the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since they state "Human activity has been increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (mostly carbon dioxide from combustion of coal, oil, and gas; plus a few other trace gases). There is no scientific debate on this point." http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
While fear is a poor motivator to guide change, Al Gore is right. This crisis is seen as too much of an "inconvenience" to be recognized by those who continue to deny it and wrongly refer to it as a natural occurrence. They deny what is no longer even considered debatable in the scientific community.
In order for average citizens to recognize this crisis we need our government leaders to step up to the plate and do what is right. It is all to easy to turn a blind eye to this when our leaders continue to deny it. Affecting positive change means we will all share the burden of inconvenient changes to our daily life. These life changes and wrongly perceived hardships are the driving force that will inhibit our ability to affect a timely and appropriate response to this catastrophic crisis, not fear.
Until our government leaders are forced to act upon scientific data, as they were in the case of tobacco, instead of sleeping with big business, we will continue to lose this fight.
Fortunately, each and everyone of us as individuals can choose to make a difference beginning today. We can also demand accountability from our government leaders. The following sites have more information:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
2007-01-03 05:32:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I sure as heck am. The ice shelf you talk about actually broke off in August of 2005 and they only discovered it last week. VERY scary! Right now Canada and especially central Canada is experiencing unseasonably warm weather. We've had NO snow to speak of and we should have by the end of October! The increase in violent storms, deaths of Polar bears who are drowning trying to find solid ice scares me to no end.
What am I doing about it personally?
Well, I've sold my car and purchased a public transit pass. I've installed solar panels on my roof to help heat my house.
It only takes baby steps to have a ripple effect, imagine a pebble dropped in the pond. Its only a small pebble, but the rings expand outward touching all.
Watch "An Inconvenient Truth"!
2007-01-03 03:59:27 · answer #6 · answered by Turtleshell 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I'm not concerned about this theoretical global warming at all.
We have semi-accurate temperature measurements going back maybe one hundred years. The planet has existed what, billions of years? I'm not impressed.
Al Gore makes a film and lots of people CHOOSE to believe it. he's not a scientist, he's a politician. Not too hard to see an agenda there. Talk about playing on people's fears, Al!
Lots of scientific studies, some support the global warming theory, some refute it.
At any rate, what can be done? FORCE everybody to reduce their standard of living by 10% That's a lot of force. That's a big loss of freedom. That's a big loss of quality of life.
And what makes you think we can FIX global warming?
Too many unanswered questions. Not worth worrying about. Live your life well, conserve energy, but live well. Don't be afraid. Life is too short.
2007-01-03 04:24:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Because it is a naturally occurring event. Ever hear of the ice age? That happened without us causing anything. The earth is not going to stay the same forever you know. It constantly changes and, as humans, we don't accept that.
It's just like the hole in the ozone layer. It gets bigger in the summer to help release the extra heat, and closes smaller in the winter. We may have helped to enlarge it, but we didn't cause it in the first place. It's there for a reason.
Chill out.
2007-01-03 03:57:38 · answer #8 · answered by purvislets 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
You find many people worried about global warming. If you ask them what they are doing about it, how they are changing their personal habits, the answer will be nothing.
Of course the climate is changing. It has changed since day one. Humans had nothing to do with it then, and I suspect have very little to do with it now.
2007-01-03 06:03:30 · answer #9 · answered by JB 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not. But that may have to do I took some major science classes...the evidence has been disputed too by many scientists and the media was hyping it up, but for every hype they would print, a counter report would dispute this. One of the best courses to take regarding this folks would be a solid oceanography class followed by atmospheric geography. And when that tsunami happened last year, the so called experts hailing GW did not mention once tectonic plates...which made me just shut off the channel.
2007-01-03 03:58:31 · answer #10 · answered by bellastaci 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
No. True science has declared the slogans of little value. That's why you only hear zealots and their apostles gargle over this politicized issue. The pseudo-scientists pleading for funding are the only ones stirring the pot. How else will they pay their bills?
2007-01-03 05:41:37 · answer #11 · answered by Em E 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋