Do you believe global warming is a REAL threat?

Question

Is it a hoax? Is it true? If it is true, do you have the proof to back yourself up? Is it solar warming? Please share your thoughts!

Answer 1

It's a real threat to some people. There is no question that the earth is and has been warming-up, data do not lie. If the warming trend follows historical patterns the earth will eventually be about 3 degrees Celsius warmer than it is today (it has been that warm before so it certainly can get that warm again). A change of this magnitude will have significant effects on weather patterns and these changes will impact various populations in different ways.

The current melting and retreat of land based ice fields will of course continue, and this will raise the sea level flooding low lieing areas. It is hard to predict how much the sea level will increase, but historical highs - corresponding with historical highs in the temperature cycle - have been as much as 20 meters above current levels.

Please note that none of this concerns whether or not man made greenhouse gases play a role. This is because IT DOES NOT MATTER. We are in a warming trend, the earth has been in warming trends before so we know where it is likely to go. We may be making it worse or faster, or we may not, but either way, IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHATEVER WE DO. We need to get ready for it and its effects, not wring our hands and cry about how bad it is or point fingers of blame at each other.

I look at global warming and its effects as being like this:

You are driving your family out to dinner. As you cross a railroad track, the car stalls and will not restart. You notice that a train is comming and will certainly hit your car, but you do have some time to act. Now what do you do:

1) Get out of the car, stand in front of the train and try to stop it before it kills your family?

or

2) Get your family out of the car and out of the way.

Answer 2

Global Warming is true, there are Natural fazes but we are affecting that to a great extent ,with deforestation ,desertification and pollution., especially air pollution. A few weeks ago one of NASA's top scientists concluded that the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free within five years, much faster than all previous predictions. when the north pole is gone , you may have polar bears soon in America ,looking for a home , Calculations do not include the accumulative ,speeding up ,factor with time. the increase in water temperature will get faster all the time as well as the melting, when the ice is all gone the deeper cold Ocean currents will be drastically affected,which in turn will affect the warm currents,since all moving bodies of water are connected in series. This will affect coastal climates ,world wide ,almost instantly. All aquatic flora and fauna will be affected,many dying off and others becoming invasive, And recently In Chiapas ,and Tabasco in Mexico .more then a million people became homeless overnight with water coming up to their roofs ,because of rains from super evaporation from the forests,this had never happened before. Millions of animals died. In India 3000 people died because of super storms . .A few years ago in Europe 3500 people,died during a heat wave ,many of them in France . Right now the average death toll annually is 150.000 due to Global warming . these figures are already out of date and are expected to double soon. In Northern China millions of people are running for their lives because regular dust storms so far have buried 900 villages under the sand and the whole of northern China is turning into a dessert. The Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year all around the edges ,like a slow burning fire shriveling up their neighbors In the Kalahari huge rivers have dried up and thousand of species are gone due to their habitats disappearing . The biggest changes are invisible at micro biotic levels species are becoming extinct ,others are multiplying , This affects the insect populations that follow ,and changes in that ,affect all that follows in the food chains , All life is interrelated of both flora and fauna, And since we are on the top of the food chain , we are always the last to know. So Global warming has its toll there are incidents all over the world , However confusion rules the day ,i am beginning to think that SCIENCE HAS BEEN INVADED WITH POLITICS AND HUMAN EMOTIONS The truth is being distorted at high levels, And lies have been weaved in. Some of the real dangers are being hidden because there are no solutions , Public could panic.and Authorities would loose control . Besides Corporations have other priorities and changes will cause loss of profits ,this also affects the truths being published Others facts are exaggerated so that the phenomena can be used to milk the people. This is further complicated with Arrogance that will not admit that mankind could be guilty, or that Gods could be out of control ,unloving or incompetent But I do not think we can make a real difference anymore to change the tide. On a Global scale,Humanity is not co operative enough . The poor regions have other priorities such as daily survival. There is a lot we can do about being more responsible with what we got , In the first world countries many do not care or are more interested in Global Control than Global Warming.

Answer 3

Yeah, I think it's a threat. Anyone can see right now that the polar icecaps are melting. As far as I'm aware of, this has never been recorded before. Ever.

What I don't understand is the immediate hostility that comes from certain political types when people talk about global warming. What's to get angry about? Climate change could spell disaster for all people and all living things on earth. This is something that concerns everybody, but again certain political types go ballistic at even considering the possibility of what many, many scientists are telling us.

Isn't it important enough to all of us to seriously consider the possibility instead of sticking our fingers in our ears and going on about "liberal this" and "politics that"?

Answer 4

Global warming is a real threat... we see that the temperature all over the world is increasing with the passage of time... the next summer is going to be warmer than the current one...

There should be an international platform under the aegis of UNO for finding out remedial measures for this global phenomenon and implementation of the same in each of the countries in the world...

Answer 5

It's not a hoax and global warming is really happening now. The simple sign is the climate change around the world, lots of island were gone due to sea level rise, etc.

Answer 6

I happen to believe it's true. Want proof? We were having 70 degree weather in winter and doesn't snow anymore until March? Hello.

Answer 7

yes, humans started it. ozone hole came is the product of global warming, i watched in the news that it started to make hole in the year 2001.

Answer 8

I certainly hope so I would love to finally have beach front property.

Answer 9

I SAY YES. EVEN THE POLAR BEARS ARE DYING BECAUSE IT IS AFFECTING THEIR WAY OF FINDING FOOD. I ALSO BELIEVE IT BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING THE WEATHER AND THE TIMING OF THE CROPS AND PLANTS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD TOO. I FEEL BAD FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE AND THE ANIMALS.

Answer 10

yes its the most dangerous thing of this century ,as it will submerge many huge land mass.