Is global warming really as bad as people say it is? This is for school, oral study and report?

Question

The US land area that is taken by urbanization, including cities and roads, is 5%. A volcano admits more gases into the atmosphere than humans could ever do. Satellites show that in the past few decades that the Sahara desert is shrinking and Antartica ice sheets are growing larger. If you can prove me wrong please do so. Give me Scientific evidence by a respected source, not an opinion or what you think you know. If the answer is not a link or quoted by someone with REAL scientific knowledge, we will see your answer as ignorant. answers will be reviewed aloud for school study and report on The Internet's effect on Views of Global Warming .
Thanks, Ben

Answer 1

a) Where are your references for all those "facts" -- I call bs on them.
b) The climate is not a linear system. Just because the average temperature goes up doesn't mean certain localities can't get colder. To rephrase it for emphasis: "The Earth is getting warmer" is not the same as "Every spot on the the Earth is getting warmer."
c) Just take a look at all the evidence here: http://www.ecobridge.org/content/g_evd.htm
Every single statement there is referenced to articles, interviews, journals, etc. How can you be so blind?
d) Don't think man is causing it -- check out this article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1489955,00.html
e) Every scientist agrees: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change

Need more? There are hundreds... Don't be so blind to truth because you're biased.

*EDIT*
Let me add that your answerer above, capnemo, is an idiot. Here are a few quotes from his reference "disproving" global warming, which he obviously never read all the way through:

"Human-induced global warming is the raising of surface temperatures due to increased atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Global warming is just one example of a number of ways human activity is modifying the global environment (others include deforestation and urbanization)."
and
"It is reasonable to conclude that global warming is a real threat,..."

Answer 2

Global warming is sketchy at best. Below is a link taking you to a NASA chart showing the temperature change from 1880 to 2005. Since 1880 the earth's temperature has risen less than 7/10 of 1 degree C. See for yourself here: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2005/2005cal_fig1.gif

There are numerous charts all over the internet showing the same. The fact that people choose to ignore the facts of these charts shows that they have an agenda to convince the masses of something that really is not happening.

In fact here's a link to a secular scientific article that shows the earth was actually warmer in the past than it is today.
http://www.msu.edu/course/isp/203/raeburn_old/fulltext/class9.pdf

And here's an article from a Harvard University study that says: "Such claims have now been sharply contradicted by the most comprehensive study yet of global temperature over the past 1,000 years. A review of more than 240 scientific studies has shown that today's temperatures are neither the warmest over the past millennium, nor are they producing the most extreme weather - in stark contrast to the claims of the environmentalists.
The review, carried out by a team from Harvard University, examined the findings of studies of so-called "temperature proxies" such as tree rings, ice cores and historical accounts which allow scientists to estimate temperatures prevailing at sites around the world.

The findings prove that the world experienced a Medieval Warm Period between the ninth and 14th centuries with global temperatures significantly higher even than today."

The full article is here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886197/posts

I hope that helps...

Answer 3

long story short global warming is gonna kill every one including the earth someday! If everybody could just do little things to help it wouldn't happen (at least not as fast!) All the ice and whatever will melt, and foold the world. A lot of people are in denial, and they don't want to believe that global warming is happening, but it is! If they come out of denial and try to help the earth insted of using up all of our planet's natural resorses-ya. Way to helpour planet Mr. 3 miles to the gallon!! But if you want to know more, watch the History Channel, my bro watched this thing about global warming the other day, and he says it was really informitve. He also says now he's scared, because now he truely knows how bad global warming is!

Answer 4

have you read any serious scientist who predicts decrease of temperature based on data?
no, you have read theories, opinions, posibilities, ...There aren t any fact in 2007 (nor in for example 1950) supporting those theories.
there is only one real fact: global temperature rises and rises and rises
all of the rest are theories or dreams.
the difference between iceage and interglaciar age is just one degree. one degree is a lot for the earth. and for most species (humankind included, of course) is the difference between life and extinction
but i must respect people who expect that Sun, God, nature or aliens will make that global temperatures decrease

This link is from the Met Office, the british guys who built that graph in 1850. In WWII, the guys who decided the right day, according to weather, when US aircrafts and troops should cross to France. Are they serious enough? Its error has been 0.06 degrees in the last 7 years, accurate enough?

The predict for 2007 that global temperature will rise again. A new record for that graph.

Read what british Met Office think about climate change

Answer 5

Rent the movie "Day After Tomorrow" with Harrison Ford and you will see what possible effects global warming can have on our planet. Even though the movie is an extreme viewpoint, global shifts in climate and oceanic currents will result in drastic temperature shifts and increased meltdown of the polar ice sheets, resulting in increased ocean levels and flooding of coastal regions, decreased oceanic salinity, and disrupted oceaning currents knows as the "conveyer" which regulates climate.

Answer 6

right now in Toronto, Canada, (Jan 5) it is 13 degrees celcius, usually it is -2! they are saying on the news that this is the warmest year ever recorded in history!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApIS2qahTrbaiJuZ3fDVhOAjzKIX?qid=20060730200113AAA6tjx

Answer 7

Well then, hang on.