Do you believe global warming is real?

Answer 1

I don't need to believe something that I know is true.

Answer 2

I have another scenario for the DAT people:

I call it The Pheonix Civilization --

It is vanity to think that the temperature of the Earth is something that humans have more than VERY minor control over. Glacier activity says, "Yes, we are warming." Particularly since we aren't living under the glaciers!

Two things that happen at the same time are not necessarily cause and effect. A small minority of scientists were fretting over global cooling just three decades ago, and a similar proportion are concerned about global warming now.

Here's the biggie: Anything, like the Koyoto Treaty, geared to protect developing countries but enforce restrictions on developed countries will move jobs to developing countries -- lots of jobs.

Add on a hike in the minimum wage, increased taxes, and increased social programs, and the US will crash fast and hard.

At that point, any economy that relies on the US will follow suit.

Life as we know it comes to a screaching halt. The 1930's will be looked on fondly as a time of plenty. City dwellers, who can't even think about subsistance farming, go splat PDQ. When food prices peak, the poorest start dying of starvation. The richest can't even keep up with the beggers who stream into their private homes hoping for work and food. The farmers can't get the fertilizers and replacement equipment that they need to feed the nations. Finally, the electrical companies can no longer pay to produce electricity because no one pays their bill, and the towns go dark.

Ultimately, the American Dream dies, and civiliztion starts building a new alpha state that will care for the other nations, give the strength of it's people to help maintain peace, and be the engine of the new republic, the new hope, the new dream. And then we zip past the technology we have now into a better, greater society that must again be pulled down into the ashes for daring to soar too close to the sun.

Oh, and is Rob Correll the guy who's running around with a photo showing a "hole" in the polar ice that is ACTUALLY just dense, clear ice that appears black because of it's visual depth? Because if he his, he's a liar or a fool. TIME did print a retraction on that caption, but some jerk is still running around with his spurrious proof of global warming.

It took a minute, but guess what?! Bobbie Correll IS INDEED the jerk running around claiming that the polar icecaps are melting! Look at his picture carefully kiddies. You definately SEE a hole, but like I said, that is CLEAR ICE! He's playing you for a fool.

Answer 3

scientific evidence of the actual warming was not definitive until the past year. It could have been attributed to a localized urban warming effect, which wouldn't effect non-urban areas. However, in the past year evidence of ice melting in isolated areas of the globe prove that the warming is effecting the entire planet.

The cause is another issue, but irrelevent. The only relevent is what we can do to minimize the damage, which includes species extinctions and huge economic damage. Reducing emissions at this point may be like closing the barn door after the horses have left. We may just have to deal.

Answer 4

Best example is photos of the Glacier National Park in Montana. I took my family there 30 years ago. They had glaciers then. The question that is still being debated is: "Given that there is plenty of evidence that it is occurring, is it MAN'S fault"? Some see a leap to conclusions there, fueled as much by emotion as fact. I, personally, take no responsibility for the last ice age, the disappearance of dinosaurs, or solar flares. But global warming surely is happening.

Answer 5

Yeah, everything is screwed up already now.. It's 7 degrees outside and there are all these birds chirping outside like it's the middle of the summer. The birds should have flown down south, but they are confused because it's been such a warm winter.

Answer 6

This planet and many others experiences major and minor changes all the time.... it's just that us humans are so sensitive about changes and it's causing us to think we are resposible of Global Warming. It's all nature!!!

Answer 7

yep,awaiting the ultimate result of global warming THE ICE AGE

Answer 8

I believe global climate change is real

Answer 9

no, i think it is all blown out of proportion by environmental groups who are looking for funding. I haven't seen any conclusive evidence of global warming.

Answer 10

Global warming is real.
You have to understand what it is first, then youll realize it is real.