Global warming? Just for my own satisfaction, just who is buying into this?

Question

hadrian2
I'll have to give you this..that is well thought out...I'm not sure what I believe at this point. One thing I know for sure is I'm not buying (yes buying into it) just yet. Climate change is just a phenomenon of this Earth. The Earth has been changing since the beginning of time. I am one who don't just blindly follow. It is not that cut and dried for me ..yet.

Sabrina...LOL LOL LOL

obviously all you are doing id playing follow the leader.

sociald
Have you ever noticed it is the US that is held responsible though, and expected to foot the bill.

Answer 1

According to scientist we have had three ice ages. If this is true then we must have had three global warmings to get rid of the ice ages.
The idea of global warming is nothing new nor is a coming ice age. In the 70's the scientist were claiming that there was going to be a new ice age and now they have changed their minds, I think that they have minds, stating that we will and are going into a global warming!
Go figure.

Answer 2

That'd be me, among others. I don't why "buying in" is the phrase though. This is science. Scientists propose their theories and models and then look at evidence and see if it fits their predictions. The models in climate science are not clear or easy, but lots of scientists were saying 15 and 20 years ago that their models predicted average temperatures would rise, season timings would change, flora and fauna ranges would shift, glaciers would melt, tundras would belch methane, storms would get more severe, ice caps would shrink or break up and sea levels would rise. And most of that is happening. All a scientist can do is make his prediction and watch with you while he or she is proved right or wrong. What more do you want from them? They made their predictions ... lots of the stuff is happening ... there we are. What's to "buy into?"

I keep hearing people complain about how environmentalists were predicting 30 years ago a new ice age, and if they got that wrong, this must be drivel too. Well, aside from the fact that that was a scientific prediction (one way of telling a scientific statement from meaningless drivel is that it gets proven wrong by facts. Drivel can't be proven wrong by facts; it just gets redrivelized) that was proven wrong, it is 30 years on and the science is better. Just because phrenology didn't work out, doesn't mean today's brain specialists are wrong.

Anyhow, keen enviro that I am, I really would love to hear one day that the global warming thesis was all wrong and we could drive Hummers all day and never damage the climate. That the best models that fit the best data show no problem. It would be a bit embarassing I guess, but a great relief none the less. I would love to hear that ... that would be good news ... I'm waiting. I don't you should hold your breath either.

Answer 3

A few facts...
there is more forestation in teh USA now than there has been in 50 or 60 years.
of the top 25 polluted citys none are in the USA
Of the pollution hotspots around the entire world none are in the USA.
Experts argue over how much green house gases volcanos emite some say more than people some dont.
The facts they use regarding these arguments are years old.

So while there is no doubt we have an effect on our environment and we can do a better job, I still have some doubt.
The biggest polluter is China. what ya gonna do with them. quit buying stuff from them? not a bad idea.

Answer 4

The greenhouse effect is unquestionably real and helps to regulate the temperature of our planet. It is essential for life on Earth and is one of Earth's natural processes. It is the result of heat absorption by certain gases in the atmosphere (called greenhouse gases because they effectively 'trap' heat in the lower atmosphere) and re-radiation downward of some of that heat. Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas, followed by carbon dioxide and other trace gases. Without a natural greenhouse effect, the temperature of the Earth would be about zero degrees F (-18°C) instead of its present 57°F (14°C). So, the concern is not with the fact that we have a greenhouse effect, but whether human activities are leading to an enhancement of the greenhouse effect.

Answer 5

Let's see: The atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide have increased since pre-industrial times from 280 part per million (ppm) to 377.5 ppm (according to the 2004 Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center), a 34% increase. Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere are the highest in 650,000 years. Carbon dioxide is a by-product of the burning of fossil fuels, such as gasoline in an automobile or coal in a power plant generating electricity.

Levels of atmospheric methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, have risen 145% in the last 100 years. Methane is derived from sources such as rice paddies, bovine flatulence, bacteria in bogs and fossil fuel production.

The year 1999 was the fifth-warmest year on record since the mid-1800's; 1998 being the warmest year. According to the National Climatic Data Center, the current pace of temperature rise is "consistent with a rate of 5.4 to 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit per century." By comparison, the world has warmed by 5 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit since the depths of the last ice age, 18,000 to 20,000 years ago.

So, do I buy into it? Yes, I do. The evidence is right there in the open, happening in front of our eyes.

Answer 6

you don't buy that because human beings
believe are unique and we have the arrogance
to find a "logical" explanations in any case.

well allow me to give you some tips
the Earth was formed around 4.57 billion years ago
more older that me and you for sure!!!!

Global warming potential
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming#Greenhouse_gases_in_the_atmosphere

Global warming potential (GWP) is a measure of how much a given mass of greenhouse gas is estimated to contribute to global warming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_potential

Solar variation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_activity

volcanic emissions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano

variations in the earth's orbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_forcing

and blah blah blah blah blah
you free to believe everything you want.

someone believe the Global warming
is coming from the smoke of cigarette
go figure out!!!

Answer 7

There have been cycles where the earth's temperature was warmer compared to other times so it is a natural process. However, right now the process is accelerated by the increased emissions from man's activities (more emissions, cutting down trees).

Answer 8

Global warming is a catchy phrase meaning climate shift... Which is usually inevitable no matter what. Although greenhouse gases do speed up the process. Do you think that pollution does nothing to the environment or something?

Answer 9

Who's buying into it?

Nearly every climate scientist in the world, that's who. You will still find a very few who believe humans are not responsible. You will no longer find any who believe it's not happening.

Answer 10

Nobody whose brain works properly! Those that believe that bull-oney suffer from headsupdarear syndrome brought on by years of verbal torture and monetary abuse by liberal slave owning perverts.