If we just forgot about global warming and carried on 'business as usual' what would it be that bad?

Question

as long as i'm ok on my piece of turf 54 metres above sea level why should I care?

actually sea levels will rise for two reasons; 1) because hot water expands, the sea is getting warmer 2) the ice locked onto the antartic continent, greenland and glaciers around the world will all melt adding vast amounts of water to the oceans.

Answer 1

Since only 5% of CO2 released into the atmosphere is manmade, and since water vapor, which we have almost no control over is the most potent greenhouse gas by a large margin, go ahead and rev your engines. It makes no real difference. Its all part of a cycle that repeated many times in the earths history. Ever hear of the Ice Age, or the tropical Jurassic period?

Answer 2

We should all care.We are all members of the same family, but if nobody cares there would soon be anarchy. Personally I'm not totally convinced by the doom and gloom merchants about global warming. We have only been keeping records for a couple of hundred years, no time at all in geological terms. The last ice age was 10,000 years ago, again not long in geological terms. There is more pollution from volcanoes erupting than most of mans' emissions. We cannot be certain about global warming, but I think we should keep our pollution under control and everyone should care.
One more thing,I don't think that the ice caps melting will cause sea levels to rise at all. Ice is denser than water and is expanded, therefore when it melts the level will go down eg:-
Fill a tumbler with lots of ice cubes and water to the brim and leave at room temperature. When the ice cubes melt the water doesn't overflow because ice is denser and takes up less room when melted.
We should be very aware of global warming but not be paranoid.

Answer 3

Maybe some of your close relatives aren't 54 metres above sea level.Maybe you have to leave your little hill to buy food,necessities,etc. .Maybe everything doesn't just revolve around you.
And if we as a global community seriously decided tomorrow to address global warming, it would probably still be too late to prevent what is going to happen in the next twenty years to us.We should have done something about it twenty years ago, maybe then we could have at least lessened the effects of it today.Get ready, there are some interesting times ahead of us.
Do you know that 90% of all Bible prophesy has come to past this last 50 years.Get ready for the last 10%, it will be the most graphic and catastrophic of all.

Answer 4

incredibly, i dont think of so. I mean, it would be considering the fact that their rather lots the reason at the back of worldwide Warming. yet such diverse human beings in the worldwide do no longer do something yet save procuring the gas who's expenses are starting to be rediculasly intense. they save complaining, yet what do they do? Pay besides. The oil business enterprise is extremely difficult, because of the fact almost all people nonetheless desires gas to gasoline their automobiles to get around. is that this confusing??? So I heard that oil companys purely make approximately 4 cents of income of each and every gallon of gas they sell, or thats purely the spot the place you anctualy get the gas to replenish your tank (Mobil, Expo, Valerpo, etc.). so as that they save up-ing the fees, so as that they constantly get 4 cents income, no count how lots their paying, and individuals desire the gas so as that they save procuring. Wow. is that this making any sence? The oil business enterprise, the companys that actual pump the gas out of the floor, is doing great. Why? because of the fact they fee intense expenses and ya understand what? human beings save complaining, yet nonetheless procuring their gas. Yeah. So my important factor is that worldwide Warming isn't precisely affecting the Oil business enterprise. i think of. I as quickly as heard that there is a guy someplace in Russia-ish section that makes 1000 funds each and every 2d, and he's in the oil business enterprise.

Answer 5

You're absolutely right (politically, too). Let's roast some spotted owls over the burning tires of electric cars to celebrate! [BTW,I kinda feel like you're just trolling for reactions]

Answer 6

Global warming is a SERIOUS problem. Sure you can stop thinking about it for a while, but sooner or later, this is a problem EVERYONE will have to worry about.

Answer 7

I assume your "piece of turf" has it's own power supply, and can grow all the food you need, and you can defend it, and it has a medical facility?

Answer 8

To be honest i couldnt care because it is enveitable because everyone is too greedy to make sacrifices

Answer 9

lets do it and soon we will find ourselves in jeopardy and I think we will deserve as we not respectin very much the Mother Nature

Answer 10

Yes! because the Ozone layer would deplete causing you and your land to burn like a crisp. People are so ignorant sometimes...