How does Global Warming affect the immediate future of the human race, and of all living things on this planet?
2007-02-07 03:59:54 · 8 answers · asked by sarinadipity 1 in Environment
The truth is the planet has increased in temperature between 0.7 and 1.4 degrees F since the late 1800s. Everything else is speculation.
2007-02-07 04:04:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you want the truth about global warming I would suggest not listening to people who have an agenda that is either politically motivated, or they belong to the wacko green group that wants to see human kind reduced to 300 million on the planet. These so called scientists are the ones crying the sky is falling. Are we in a warming trend? Possibly. Over the last 100 years the Earth has warmed up by 1 degree. That is to be considered normal. You have to remember that the Earth had a mini ice age only about 1000 years ago. We are in a warming part of the cycle. We are not the cause of this. Do we accellerate the warming? Well, pollution doesn't help, but it doesn't really do that much in comparison to what volcanoes do. If you look at the data these scientists use to prove global warming and compare with when there have been tremendous volcanic eruptions, they coincide to the exact years. There are reputable scientists NOT paid by oil companies that say it is all garbage with the global warming scare. The state of Kentucky was once covered by a glacier. Without global warming no one would be living there now. There isn't anything we can do to stop it, or slow it down in any significant manner. That is the truth. Of course, that is no excuse to keep polluting the Earth and making a mess of things. By the way, the scientists with no agenda are in agreement that the Earth does have it's cycles, but they say that man isn't the cause.
2007-02-07 04:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by celticwarrior7758 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The truth is (these first two statements are accepted by everyone, and not debatable):
The equilibrium temperature of the planet is directly related to greenhouse gas concentration. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has increased due to deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels.
The short term consequences are:
Higher average global temperatures and increased precipitation. Less polar ice.
What is not known however is exactly how much the temperature will rise, and how this will affect local weather patterns. Some predict massive changes in weather patterns, while others predict lesser change. In the short term we can expect animals and plants to move their habitats closer to the poles, and this is already happening to some extent. Some animals and plants will experience that their ranges diminish, while others will have increased ranges, resulting in a shift in the balance of both local and global ecosystems.
The immediate future of humans as a race will not be considerably altered, as humans can easily adapt to different conditions.
In countries with a strong market economy the most effective way to persuade others is through regulation of the open market. (Oh yeah - and awareness campaigns..) In the longer run education will assist the next generation.
In the near future we will no doubt experience changes in legislation to make bio-fuels and alternative energy more economically viable, at the same time as fossil fuel industries will be penalised economically. Trade of carbon quotas will also act as an incentive for industry to seek solutions that produce fewer greenhouse gases.
2007-02-07 05:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by mustafa 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Scientist are stating that the Earth has a cycle of getting really hot, and then freezing over. Based on what I have read, I believe this to be true. HOWEVER... I also believe that we are definitely speeding this process up. This is not the concern I have. What I think we should worry about is the use of all these natural resources. We keep sending stuff into space, and at some point there will no longer be anything left. We need to start thinking about how to haul all the space junk, (satellites) back to Earth to be reused.
Keep in mind this is only my opinion based on what I have seen, read, and observed.
CyberNara
2007-02-07 04:21:09 · answer #4 · answered by Joe K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
U are talking to possible 300 million out of 6 billion ,and your data is not complete. CO2 is not a pollutant the plants will clean it up. Methane is a joke it is nothing but hypothesis ,no data. Methane is a very light gas and goes very high in the atmosphere, now how do u measure it. No guesses or bad calculations but measure it. This huge part of what u think is a problem and it is not there. Where has it gone????
2007-02-07 07:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Global warming doesn't affect the immediate future of the Human Race because it doesn't exist.
Spend your time on something useful and don't believe all the garbage you hear on the internet and from tree hugging hippies.
2007-02-07 11:01:40 · answer #6 · answered by John Q. Republican 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
this is unlike if we do not supply up international warming now then tomorrow we are going to all be useless. It takes years upon years... i guess when we are lengthy and lengthy previous; in spite of the undeniable fact that, if we do not take action now, then human beings will commence to take action even as this is already too late. this is like me and my interpreting habit XP
2016-10-17 05:52:25 · answer #7 · answered by latassa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I PREDICT: this WILL occur within our lifetime - give 60 yrs. but guess what? no one cares...
2007-02-07 04:04:43 · answer #8 · answered by Peter S 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋