do you think that humans have caused global worming?

Answer 1

No, but we could try to worm the entire global.

As far as global warming goes, Al Gore invented it. This is just speculation, but I think his "significant other" tree partner and him had a falling out and it was a very messy breakup. He still has splinters from the incident, and I do not think he will ever forgive that oak tree. I guess this is Al's way of trying to get back at all the trees, to destroy them by depleting what they thrive on the most.

Now for the science of it. Not only is the Earth warming all over the globe, but so are the rest of the planets, all the way out to Pluto! Oops, did our SUVs do that?

Answer 2

I do not think it matters what I think. I think you wanted to ask is global warming caused by human activity or if you want to be more precise what is the contribution of human activity to the observed increase in the mean temperature of the earth.

The short answer is nobody knows. We have observed an increase in the mean temperature of the earth over the last 35 years. (Go back to the 1970s and you can read the talking heads warning about the next ice age.) This temperature increase is correlated with the increase in Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. There is a but though and it is a big but. The mean temperature of the earth now is about 3 degrees C lower than the mean temperature around 1000 AD. (The age of Vikings) As the human population increased we did not experience global warming we actually went into a period of global cooling. The Thames and the Hudson rivers froze over. The earth has been warming since that period.

So the answer is we do not know. We rely on computer models to help us understand the problem. But all the computer models have simplifications and adjustments in them to make them fit the observed data. So the computer models we use are not accurate.

So take inaccurate models that predict runaway heating, combine that with a hysterical press that needs a fear a day to sell papers, an public whose knowledge of science and the scientific method is limited and whose attention span is short and we get what we have now. A sound bite driven debate over a complex subject. The debate driven not by the science but by the political agendas of the participants.

My own believe is that the human contribution to global warming is real but slight. But that is a belief. I have listed to links to blogs which attempt to discuss the issue without jumping up and down and screaming.

Answer 3

Have humans caused the following things?- oceans, volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wind,forests, clouds, insects, mammals, fish. All part of nature. Leave the house once in awhile and take a look at the natural world around you. We are inconsequential to the power of nature.

Answer 4

Don't know about global worming but we probably do contribute probably significantly to global warming and if we don't stop soon it won't make any difference what we do.

Answer 5

No, the cause is solar cycles. It has happened before in the past. It will happen again in the future. The Earth goes through cycles that we are not aware of. We cannot do anything about it, we are along for the ride.

Answer 6

Global warming is clearly not natural. Here's some hard facts, that disprove the unsubstantiated assertions often made here.

Lots of data in the report below. For example, changes in solar radiation are 0.12 watts per meter squared, while changes due to man are 1.6 watts per meter squared, more than ten times as much.

http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf

And this graph of CO2 is very enlightening.

http://scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/graphics_gallery/mauna_loa_record/mlo_record.html

The little teeth are the natural "carbon cycle". doing its' thing. CO2 goes down a bit in the summer and up a bit in the winter, consistent with plant activity. The large trend upward is us. We're digging up carbon the natural cycle buried over many many years, and burning it real fast.

Volcanoes are insignificant compared to the effects of man:

http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/climate_effects.html

Which is why most all scientists agree global warming is real and caused by us.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686

"there is a scientific consensus on the reality of anthropogenic climate change. Climate scientists have repeatedly tried to make this clear. It is time for the rest of us to listen."

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/16620307.htm

"the question of global warming was settled years ago for all but a few holdouts in the scientific community"

Unfortunately, we're kicking nature's butt on this one.

And it's clearly time to start doing something. The people below think so. They are not liberals or environmentalists. They don't get their information from Al Gore (who they probably dislike) they get it from the best scientists in the world. You may not respect all of them, but surely you respect some.

"The science of global warming is clear. We know enough to act now. We must act now."

James Rogers, CEO of Charlotte-based Duke Energy.

"The overwhelming majority of atmospheric scientists around the world and our own National Academy of Sciences are in essential agreement on the facts of global warming and the significant contribution of human activity to that trend."

Russell E. Train, Republican, former environmental official under Presidents Nixon and Ford

"We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late. The science is clear. The global warming debate is over."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican, Governor, California

"Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming."

John McCain, Republican, Senator, Arizona

"These technologies will help us become better stewards of the environment - and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change."

President George Bush

Answer 7

global warming or global worming?

Answer 8

No. We are too small in the scheme of things. That doesn't mean we should not conserve and do smart things to conserve our energy though. Just in moderation not to the detriment to peoples if we do not have solid evidence of some factor that is being affected.

Answer 9

no, the studies have shown that mars is warming at the same rate as earth , the defining contributor?,the sun, our weather helps cool the earth to a liveable temp with out which our earth would be around 140 deg F

Answer 10

yes humans caused global warming