Now that the USA have woken up to global warming does that mean?

Question

that, in future, they will threaten to invade countries which have not significantly reduced their carbon footprint?

Tall Dude. You don't know what 'my country' is. As a teacher, I can only add: 'Read the question'.

USA stand for the United States of America. States being plural then it is totally justified to call the USA 'them'. And yes, there is ample proof that the USA invade other countries on a whim. You've got a nerve calling it America - totally ignoring all the other countries which belong to the American continent. Sorry - but you asked for it.

Answer 1

Felicity - a humours slant on a serious question. America is currently run by lunatics that feel they can do what the hell they like provided that they wrap it up in the stars and stripes and describe it with words like "Patriot", "Christian", "Liberty", "Freedom" and "Democracy". Thankfully, their day is nearly done although the damage they have wrought in the name of freedom and democracy will last for centuries to come.

Regards the US waking up to Global Warming, the constant undermining of the science and the trivialisation of this issue again by the current crackpot administration, that too has had a profound effect - namely to plug denial and outright agression it would seem into the population so that anything that could demonstrate the fact that this is an issue, is shouted down or ignored. You can see the effects of this campaign of misinformation in many of the naysayer responses above, many of whom I might add haven't the faintest idea of what they are talking about and are merely parrotting what they have heard on TV (probably FOX) - for those of you still stuck with this misinformation - WAKE UP YOU'RE IN BUSH COUNTRY, AKA THE 51st STATE, AKA THE STATE OF DENIAL. THEY'VE BEEN LYING TO YOU! THERE IS A BIG, BIG PROBLEM AND STICKING YOU HEAD IN THE SAND WON'T MAKE IT GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The science of global warming is persued by many thousands of the brightest scienfic minds we have. Literally millions of man hours have been expended in the modelling efforts. Multiple different and independently created models are in broad agreement - it's not the science nor the scientists that are wrong - it's the politicians. And finally it looks like the message has got through, thanks to Al Gore for the US and (more concretely) because there is unnanimity of agreement in the scientific community. The doubts and obfuscations conjured up to prevent action have been resolved beyond reasonable doubt - and the results are in IT'S HAPPENING, IT'S HAPPENING NOW, FAR FASTER THAN WE THOUGHT AND WITH FAR MORE SERVERE CONSEQUENCES THAN WE COULD HAVE IMAGINGED.

This is NOT about stealing and wasting your tax dollars - the invasion of Iraq did that. It's not a conspiracy to do away with America. Your current leaders are doing that all on their own, in your name. This IS about saving the planet for future generations and the adoption of sustainable economic policies before we trash the Earth so badly that we all end up dead and the Earth too.

I've complied 4 links attached below that show you the whole story: the sceince (link 1), the economics (link 2), the moral obligation to act (link 3) and the monsters behind the door (link 4). To all those naysayers above - PLEASE have a look at the these links and PLEASE, for pities sake try to see past the BS they've cemented into your minds and see the obvious - it's staring you in the face.

LT

PS. I recon we have 25 years to sort this out or we are doomed, because there is one carbon rich domino after another waiting to fall and push temperatures so high we end up like Venus - and we could be there in less than 100 years if we just carry on as we are. That cannot be allowed to happen and will not be allowed to happen.

Answer 2

It means we've parked our brains and swallowed the baloney hook, line and sinker.

REAL scientists are speaking up, not the political socialists and those controlled by the multinational companies.

This is a conspiracy to destroy America. Just think about it for a second.

We measure climates in thousands of years, not a century, and we are below average for the last 40,000 years.

THAT IS CORRECT! We are 5 degrees to 7 degrees below the known highs for that period and 5 degrees to 7 degrees above the lows for that period.

Around the 6th century there began a warming period that was 5 degrees warmer than we are now. It was so warm that during the warming period, the Vikings discovered, are you ready for this, GREENLAND.

It was so warm, there that they could actually farm the land, same for Newfoundland.

Then beginning around the end of the 13th century, we entered a mini ice age that ran until around 1850. During that period, the glaciers advanced many miles covering those areas we know today. If the glaciers retreat some, it would only put them bake to where they were before the warming period 1500 years ago.

You will notice that every temperature measurement that we base the warming on, begins during the mini ice age. WELL OF COURSE IT IS GOING TO BE WARMER THAN DURING AN ICE AGE, DUH!

The so-called scientist that are pushing this crap, are socialistic and are swayed by the grant dollars the receive.

They are in a conspiracy with the globalists who want to spread socialism and ruin America's prosperity.

Not far behind them are the multinational companies who see this as a way to force everyone to purchase different cars, stove, and fridges. To build new power stations, nueclear and wind.

THEY SEE BILLIONS OF $$$$$ FLOWING INTO THEIR POCKETS BECAUSE OF THIS BALLONEY.

DON'T BUY INTO THE PC, SOCALIST CROWD.

If you do, you won't have a car, your house will be 10 sqft. Electricity will cost you 5 times, what it costs now. You won't have ANY AC, as you won't be able to afford running it. Your house will be 10 sq. ft. and have little room for more than a bed and toilet.

THAT IS THE REAL TRUTH.

Answer 3

Global warming will remain a problem until all the sound bites are replaced by sound science! The USA is leading the way with computer models of the earth that take about a month to make one run (using super computers). The real problem is to reduce carbon exhaust to the atmosphere without displacing too many jobs overseas where there are often even less restrictions on pollution. For example, using switch grass to make ethanol takes carbon out of the atmosphere and returns it when burned, thus recycling carbon rather than burning fossil fuels that cause a net increase in carbon. We will have an ongoing problem until people want to learn the devil in the details rather than spout off empty rhetoric. Whose side are you on anyway?

Answer 4

Possibly - depends on their next Leader.

It would be very helpful if the planet could have a truly United Nations on this topic.

As it won't make any difference unless all Nations are United.

However I suspect global warming and global dimming need to be thought about very seriously.

Do we consider the consequences of the planet heating up when the US stopped all air traffic after the twin towers incident. It's a bit of a catch 22 - but to be sure we must have some very clever people that the United Nations can support to resolve the dilemma.

Answer 5

not much cuz they don't listen when the right answer is presented. the global warming they are talking about is a natural occurring thing . the planet is try to keep itself in the right balance.
we are still leaving a ice age in america . the polar magnetic north during the ice age was somewhere near the great lakes. just a short while ago we moved another fraction towards the south. this is because the planet is trying to stabilize the spin and move water to the southern hemisphere to irrigate the dry regions in the south . the hole in the ozone not only gets bigger but they never tell you when it gets smaller which it does on a regular basis it is a temperature and cleaning regulator. mount st. helens put out more pollution in 1 day than man has in almost 10 years there is a report put out by the university of arizona and printed by omni mag. that tells of a direct link to volcanic eruptions to the opening of the hole the only other thing that has a noticeable in pact on it is a forest fire greater than 10000 acres there is all so one on the south pole that is greater because we have almost constant volcanic activity below the equator deforestation is greater problem than pollution. this is a global trend that will continue regardless of mans actions.

Answer 6

Some notes for A_Kansan:

30,000 of the last 40,000 years were an Ice Age, not a mini-one either it was the greatest of the five known over the last 3 million years. The mini-ice age was during the centuries from about 1600 AD -1870s AD a period during most of which the USA did not exist as a political entity, so the ignorance & misunderstanding of this recent history is understandable.

Some coastal parts (where the Vikings landed in ships) of Greenland, have been ice-free for many centuries. The Greenland Ice-Cap, however, is MILES THICK (like certain people) and dated at 400, 000 years plus change.

Kansans are so clever in their knowledge of weather and environmental factors that in the 1930's they ploughed every inch of the State flat for cereal farming and watched it blow away in the wind.

'Those who fail to grasp the lessons of history are doomed to repeat its mistakes'

Answer 7

yes now that the USA "has" woken up we intend to invade every country that "has" not significantly reduced their carbon footprint...

As a Elementary Graduate---USA= singular therefor Has
United States of America= refer to States(plural) therefor Have.
Countries= plural-hence have is correct.
thus my use of country= singular and Has.

You have just learned grammer and war mongering how do you feel?

Why such a narrow minded question anyway? The United States does not wage war and invade other countries every time they get the whim to do so... if that was the case don't you think that France would be a US province by now?

Answer 8

The HYSTERIA over international warming is organic garbage! maximum persons - scientists coated - agree that we've had a number of ice a at the same time as in the previous. maximum ideal? certain. So if human interest is what's responsible for international warming - how did we ever come out of those ice a at the same time as at the same time as there have been not any inner combustion engines(vehicles) and no industries to pollute! How did the ice melt in the previous humanity arrived? we've had a finished temperature enhance in the most suitable one hundred years of about 0.5 ranges. in the midst of iciness in the better Midwest I guess people savour that it is now 9.5 ranges decrease than 0 quite of 10 decrease than 0 in the midst of January. people, awaken! The solar places this international through cycles of warming and cooling over lengthy stretches of geologic time, and if all of us were given rid of our vehicles the following day it does no longer substitute a aspect. Do be fooled through this rip-off! for sure the completed international ought to do that is area no longer to pollute, yet regardless of if the U.S. grow to be waiting to end ALL pollution of that is personal, it does no longer have a lot of an impression global, because China and India are going to proceed to boost up there belching of all way of toxins as they strengthen. in case you are able to not clarify how the earth warmed from ice a at the same time as in the previous people were given the following, then you quite can not blame people for the tiny little bit of warming that has got here about at the moment. And what are you going to assert at the same time as the suns cycle initiate to relax us down again?

Answer 9

Really has America woken up to Climate change or are they merely paying lip service. Federal goverment won't act on it as it will damage big business therefore money, power, votes.

State by state is likely the best bet to try and get one by one all the states to independently join climate treaties. UK has abandonned trying to pursuade DUBYA and is now pursuing such a policy

Answer 10

Haha. Probably. But like their attempts to actually DO anything to cut global warming - their reasons for invading other countries will also be empty ones.