Is global warming inevitable?

Question

I worry, is it too late? We've already dumped so much CO2 into the atmosphere that only millions of years of the earth's natural cycles could reverse it. Are we changing our world forever? Are there any realistic solutions?

Answer 1

We've changed our world forever. The question is whether we want to make it horrendous or merely catastrophic.

Answer 2

My opinion on the matter is that global warming is inevitable and that what we have done to the atmosphere has drastically increased the rate of which it was going to happen. The Earth has always had greenhouse gases that are the source of global warming. Greenhouse gases "bounce" infrared (heat) radiation coming from the Earth back in a different direction. Without these gases Earth would be a frozen planet that could never stay warm enough to support life. I also think though, that the Earth has it s own built in defense mechanisms to global warming. Do not let the oil companies say that this means it is okay to destroy the environment, but humans may not have to tinker with the balance of Earth s atmosphere. Glacier melt may cause sea levels to rise enough to the point where there is not as much infrared energy in our atmosphere, but instead more visible radiation like light that does not bounce off greenhouse gases. The reason there would not be as much infrared energy is because land and soil are the best absorbers of visible energy, where water is one of the worst. Water has a tendency to reflect the light back upward which may reduce the amount of infrared radiation being created by Earth. This will let more infrared escape to the atmosphere cooling our planet. Hope this helped you understand

Answer 3

You are being fooled. The earths climate is in constant flux. Look, some 600 years ago the vikings settles Greenland. They called it Greenland because they could farm there, now it's too cold and that's why they left. At one time in the recent past there were forest on Antarctica, now it's a piece of ice. The reason why the vikings left Greenland was because of an event the climatologist call the "Mini Ice Age" that was from the mid 1500 to the mid 1800's. Now logically, to come out of an ice age you have to have warming, right? Don't be fooled by poloticians trying to convence you of a comming desaster just so they can get more power. Research everything.

Answer 4

Well since the vast majority of it is natural I suppose it is inevitable. All the temperature spikes and drought conditions can be traced back to cycles that have occurred regularly over the entirety of our planet most likely. In fact if you look at all the times we aren't breaking record highs or lows you will find most of those date to the 30's,the last time we went through exactly what is happening now. It was called the dust bowl,and it was radically worse than now in every way imaginable. But many many scientists havbe found this "global warming" bunk to be very lucrative and so they are going to say whatever the people that pay the bills want them to say. After all it's not like scientists usually have any scruples,anyone that doubts the immorality of most scientists has clearly never heard of the Tuskegee experiments involving syphillis.

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Answer 5

Ok. We have contributed to this batch of global warming, but the Earth also heats up and cools all on it's own. Realistically, we can't do anything to stop it, at this time. The best thing we can do is to adapt to the changes that will occur. This is the Law of the Jungle: Adapt or Die. I think we should construct huge, indoor farms so that we can feed everyone no matter what the weather outside does.

Answer 6

It's already happening as we speak. I'm afraid it's too late to stop it, but we can slow it down to a reasonable level.

Unfortunately, the majority of people don't have a sense of urgency with regards to global warming. I'm happy that you do.

Have you seen Al Gore's documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth"? I highly recommend it for you.

Answer 7

If we make small changes in our daily lives right now, we can not only effect our karma but leave a beautiful planet for future generations. Little things like walking instead of driving when you can walk (good for you and the planet), changing your light bulbs to those twisty eco-friendly lights, recycling everything that can be recycled in your area, unplugging unused electrical devices, doing compost if you can and buying green products and organic foods (also good for the body good for the planet. IF THESE THINGS SEEM LIKE MAJOR LIFE CHANGING TASKS for you then yes it is inevitable and too late. It starts with one person to make a real change we can do it!

Answer 8

I am in Gainesville Fl. Last night it got down to 24 degrees breaking the record set in 1925 of 25 degrees. 100 years ago gainesville was the center of the citrus growing area. It has now moved south about two hundred miles. 30 years ago Gore and his gang of tree huggers were talking about a coming ice age, and that we needed to set our thermostats up and leave our doors open to save the planet. I'm from Missouri as they say. When a few million dollars in grant money get behind as idea, science goes out the window.

Answer 9

do some serious thinking about your questions. stop believing all the crap that al gore and the liberal media is spoon feeding you.

if you really want to do something to stop pollution then stop using anything made of plastic.

Answer 10

If you take in all the rubbish they tell you yes but I do think its a serious problem but not so sure its as serious as they would have you beleive