What is your perspective on Global Warming?

Answer 1

Lets suppose, for just a moment, that you take sides with the folks that global warming is not real or isn't going to happen for millions of years. Then in 5-20 yrs. you find out all those 2000+ scientists were right, and you had not only just gone about your business, but had become part of the problem-How would you feel?
Now lets look at the other side of the coin.
Suppose you do believe in global warming and you, along with many others, do your part to help the earth. Then you find out all those same 2000+ scientists were wrong. No global warming. Now! Were they wrong due to their fact or were they wrong because so many folks did their part that the earth healed enough to slow down or even stop global warming.
Which group would you rather be a part of?
Either your part of the problem or part of the solution.

Answer 2

Outside of the US over 94% of the world's population are 'seriously concerned' about global warming, in some countries it's virtually 100%, in countries like Japan it's 98%.

This is because it's been a subject in the open far longer than it has in the US where, now that it is out in the open, it's been very much politicised. US politicians and the media have, for a long time, largely ignored global warming. In the UK, where I am, global warming has been a major issue for 19 years and a minor issue for 196 years.

Sadly, America is way behind the rest of the world when it comes to global warming. The result is that Japan, Australia, Europe etc are making progress and exploring technologies to mitigate global warming. The science, understanding and technology is much more advanced.

This is one area in which the rest of the world really could have used America's involvement. It's the one country that has the finances and resources to have become a world leader in combating global warming.

As to the question of whether I beleive in global warming - yes I do. There's no denying it's a natural phenomena but in the last 25 years temperatures have been rising 31.4 times as fast as the natural rate. The dynamics of global warming are really quite simple, nothing more than basic chemistry and physics. In it's simplest form it's the equivalent of pouring hot water (greenhouse gases) into a tub of cold water (the atmosphere), quite obviously the temperature is going to rise.

You'll find more information about global warming and climate change here... http://profend.com/global-warming/pages

Answer 3

Trevor (and his website) has it right. Give him 10 points.

Here are the answers to the ten questions:

1. Read the IPCC report. Did you actually think climatologists didn't consider this and reject it? Thousands of them (the vast majority, see 6) have done so.

2. Data shows it was caused by man made emissions of particulate matter. It wasn't really a cooling, more a brief slowdown in the warming. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Climate_Change_Attribution.png

3. The long term average is much easier to predict than the short term swings.

4. Solar radiation has been measured. It's not enough. http://www.ipcc.ch/spm2feb07.pdf Page 4. See also 2., above.

5. Myth. http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=94

6. Unsupported assertion. Here's solid proof of the consensus. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686

7. You're right. We need a new treaty.

8. Modern society with huge coastal development and intensive agriculture is sensitive to the change. Really bad sensitive. It's going to hurt, a lot.

9. See 4 and 6.

10. Redundant with 4.

Al Gore's personal life is not relevant.

As science global warming is irrefutable. Some people want to ignore the data and consider politics instead or argue words instead. Like talking about Gore, who's not a player in the science. Or the 10 questions, which sound powerful, but are actually settled scientific matters. Settled by the data, not brilliant counterarguments.

Bottom line. Scientists work with data, not wordy arguments or politics. Because of the overwhelming data:

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

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

Answer 4

It is a political and not a scientific question. It has become a religion. Essentially if whatever you are told is alleged to be supported by 'all scientists,' you don't have to understand [the issue] anymore. You simply go back to treating it as a matter of religious belief. Once a person becomes a believer of global warming, you never have to defend this belief except to claim that you are supported by all scientists -- except for a handful of corrupted heretics. It leads to a situation where advocates want us to be afraid, when there is no basis for alarm. In response to the fear, they want us to do what they want.

Even people who support global warming say that meeting the kyoto accord will do little to combat global warming. They are calling for 60-80% reductions in co2. That is going to have a major impact on the world economy. People are going to suffer from economic hardships. This is a serious issue that needs proper debate and not propaganda.

Answer 5

Unlike most people I do believe Global Warming is real but I am not a total fanatic. Emissions should be controlled for factories & trucks. Leave light cars & trucks alone We have had enough controls. Parts of the arctic Ice Cap are melting That is real not science fiction while it may be global climate change are we just going to sit and argue while Rome burns

Answer 6

for one its real ,that its happening for too many occurrences as evidence.Doubt that theres any reputable scientist that would still claim that its scare tactic or overexaggerated.The world that we know is changing and most are not for the better. I feel sad,angry and frustrated that for the most part the reality of it was ignored and now although still time to stop some of the destructive changes some can no longer be undone.Makes me sad that a great many animal species are dying off in the wild-certainly just about all the animals once so plentiful in Africa,parts of Asia/Russia have reduced greatly in number for where there were once thousands plus now only several hundred as is the case with the Tiger in India and even less survive in Russia hunted for their fur and their Habitats being overtaken by man.The Elephant also is sharply declining competing with man for food and plaes to live. Saw on National Geographic just yesterday that even the Baboons are having a difficult time, that what was once their Home has been overtaken by man and having to compete for food are breaking into homes stealing food. What really blew me away and also made me angry/sad is reading,seeing videos -the polar bears are drowning for the vast expanses of ice they used for ages to hunt their food is ,due to global warming,breaking apart, melting and the polar bears drown from exhaustion attempting to find ice floes.The vast expanses of for years and years and years frozen ice is now mostly deep water an those who do not drown face starvation for the seals-their main source of food are now too far out in the seas/oceans and they too are declining for the fish upon which they feed are getting scarce for due to global warming the algae,sea vegetables and so on are dying in the too warm waters lessening drastically the food for the fish. and so the dire consequences of global warming continue. Weather patterns are changing all over the globe ss for example Europe where in majority of the countries there is snow for many months of winter but this past summer for the FIRST Time no snow for it was too warm. Naturally those who depended on the snow to attact tourists had a loss in the economy. Since everything on this earth is in one way or another connected global warming causes dire consequences to all. We are past due in asking what can we do for the things we can do must be done Now. I am grateful though that I have my faith for at least I do know ,though the days ahead look bleak,that my God will take care of me and You-since He made this earth He will also protect it and make it new again.

Answer 7

while global warming may be occuring, it won't actually happen for millions of years environmentalists are just losers trying to control the world with fear to back back at society for rejecting them and calling them nerds! It's all a scam.

Answer 8

I think everyone is overreacting.. it's probably just a natural cycle the earth goes through. the temperature goes up and down all the time.. into an ice age, out of an ice age, into an ice age ... blah blah blah.. the earth is still recovering from the last ice age. it's been getting warmer and warmer even before the industrial revolution. its just now that we realised it.

Answer 9

My perspective.....the globe is warming and humans have very little to do with the warming.

Answer 10

yawn, why is it even an issue. sure it sucks but it's not new, why everybodies panties all of a sudden bunching up. We got our fuel cells and electric cars, more nuclear generators isn't exactly a step forward, we're screwed. Smoke em if you got em.