Do you not believe in global warming??

Question

Or not believe that humans are causing it? I'm not saying they are for sure- I don't know because I'm not a scientist, but even if it's not caused by us don't you think it's a good idea to be less wasteful and try to do our part to make the world a better place? Do you just not want to believe in it or do something about it because you don't want to have to change your ways? Is it laziness? Do you truly not care about future generations? Or do you really believe that it's fine to do whatever you want and that you're not hurting the world?

Once again I know- wrong category but I want you guy's opinions not some other category's opinions.

Answer 1

I think humans are having a negative effect on the Earth. I think global warming is being vastly over estimated. I can't say for sure if humans are causing it, they certainly are encouraging it. The Earth changes temperatures on it's own. I think a lot of data is ignored or not researched. But I do believe if we are, or aren't, we should still concerved, recycle and cut down on emission as much as possible.

Answer 2

Is the world warming.. sure.. has it warmed before.. yes.. remember the Ice Age.?? the glaciers that caused the Great Lakes..Global warming did that!!! Has the earth cooled before.. yes.. will it cool again.. yes.

the dinosaurs, the ice age, the mastodons.. all part of our world before us..but no longer.. humans?? someday we will no longer be.. we're smart enough to cause our own destruction, but can we.. do we have the guts?

the world was as it was before us, it is as it is now.. we can't significantly change it.. and.. The world will go on without us.

believe? yes.. scientific fact? no.. we've only been able to record temperatures for a hundred years or so.. on a billion year old planet.. what's a hundred years, more or less..

the reason you're hearing about it these days is because the news media wants to tell you about it.. think about it.. what's more interesting: "the polar ice caps are melting and we're all gonna drown!" or "in 2000 year, the level of the oceans may be 10 feet higher.. "

Sensationalism is the key.. it attracts interest to the causes the media wants you to know about.

Seen the media hubbub about "An Inconvenient Truth"?? Case in point.

Answer 3

Global warming is real and it's happening, however there is more to the story. Yes, pollution from humans are causing a greenhouse effect and we are depleting the ozone layer. At the same time, NASA has been studying Mars and have found that the temperatures on Mars have been increasing as well, indicating that it is not just greenhouse effects warming up Earth.

It is a good idea to stop being as wasteful. We have successfully destroyed 1/3 of all grasslands, forests, and wetlands on this planet. That means that many animals are facing extinction as well as moving into areas that are being developed by humans. People will be hurt by encroaching on these animals, and the animals will be killed for trying to maintain their homes. Everything we do will be felt for decades to come. Many different species of frogs in Central America are facing or completely extinct because of a mold brought over to america on African toads back in the 60s. Losing frogs doesn't sound that dire until you look at the web...frogs eat the bugs and keep them under control, snakes and birds eat the frogs...where will the snakes look for food when many of the frogs are gone...oh look, a something tender and fleshy, a child's leg...getting it yet? Even if you don't want to look at the harm done by damaging the ecosystem, look at the harm that will come to people. Greenhouse gases may not be responsible for all of our global warming, but our mass consuption of paper products and lack or recycling is directly responsible for 1/3 of all the forests and jungles of the world being destroyed. Our greed for shiny rocks has fueled wars in Africa over diamonds. When you open your eyes, learn even a portion of what is out there, and accept the truth about our world, you see that we have raped and plundered this world to it's depths.

Personal opinion, I do think most people refuse because they are lazy or force themselves into oblivion. If they admit that every single thing they do effects this world then they would have to accept a massive amount of responsibility. Also, too many people don't care what happens to anyone but themselves. Those are the saddest of all the people I've ever seen. Others deny reality and force themselves to live in a fantasy world where the Earth will last forever and everything is fine. If everything where fine then our ecosystem wouldn't be in a mass panic of sorts.

Answer 4

The earth goes through cycles of cooling and warming. The trend since the Ice Age is very slight global warming.

Just a few decades ago there was the same hysteria about global cooling and how carbon emissions were going to put us into another Ice Age.

If there is to be global warming it is probably a good thing by most climate scientists predictions. More food availability through greater plant growth and healthier plants. there will also be less storms and more stable weather conditions in the most populated regions of the planet.

Last but by no means less, whether global warming is good or bad, enevitable or doubtful, manmade or natural, there is a miniscule amout of impact humans can make to change the global climate.

Answer 5

Having studied meteorology extensively back when I was in school, I do not believe in global "warming". Several of my meteorology and atmospheric dynamics professors talked about "climatological leveling", which is closer to what we have been experiencing over the past 25 years. The poles are melting, but the tropics are cooling down. And the regions in between are experiencing random and unseasonable weather patterns, resulting in prolonged hurricane seasons, unseasonable tornados, random flooding and prolonged droughts. And it's just going to get worse.

Here's the big mindfrakk: The biggest greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide. You know what's generating it? PEOPLE. That's right, children. It ain't all the technology that's messing up the atmosphere; it's the OVERPOPULATION. It's not "laziness" or big SUV's or the war in Iraq. Untill everyone stops breeding like bunnies, which obviously isn't going to happen, the world is basically doomed.

Have a nice day.....

Answer 6

I cant agree that global warming is caused by us or that it even exists for that matter.I do think we should be recycling and useing less energy because tis the right thing to do. People today just dont care about anything else but their self important lives. If we would just take some time and not be so wasteful the world would definitly be a better place.

Answer 7

I think it's the right category. I believe we humans have a responsibility before God as caretakers of this planet, to take good care of it, whether global warming is true or not.
I believe there is quite a bit of evidence to indicate global warming is a reality - I think even GW is considering that it might actually be true! (Not that I base my opinions on his!)
I also believe there is a fair amount of evidence that we humans are contributing quite a bit to it, whether it is also a natural cycle or not.
In any case, it makes sense that we shouldn't be spewing so much garbage into the air and water, no matter what. We are not only poisoning ourselves, we are poisoning our kids and grand-kids.
And we all tend to point the finger at what others are doing. Individuals point the finger at industries, industries point the finger at individuals, all point the finger at politicians, and politicians say "what can we do? the rest of the people (us) won't cooperate!" So nobody ends up doing anything.
Small things like carrying our own cup around instead of filling Styrofoam cups with coffee. Using public transportation, and being activists in support of better and more frequent public transportation. Carpooling when possible. Buying smaller vehicles, or not at all if we don't really need one. For every person who acts with an environmental conscience, several others will be influenced, and the effect can snowball.
If a person is at all politically inclined (I eat up politics for breakfast, lunch and supper!), they can get involved in an environmental committee of their particular political party.
The worst thing we can do is point the finger at any particular party and say they are hopeless, making environmentalism a matter for just one party. If you lean to the right, then get a right-wing party interested in the environment. It is not impossible. If you lean to the left, then get involved there.
But let's all do our thing! If we want to picket a careless industry, then we had better be sure we are not contributing to sending dirt into the atmosphere ourselves.

Answer 8

One of the more reliable studies I have seen a copy of (a long-term look done by scientists who didn't assume anything one way or the other) ended with the conclusion that there is global warming, but that it is overwhelmingly caused by the oceans (I recall the numbers as being 95-99%). If true, then it is a naturally reoccurring event. I am still skeptical. But there was one hilarious thing recently: a group of politicians, environmentalists, etc. were set to hold a conference to discuss global warming about a month ago, but a freak snow storm made them abandon their plans. I got a good laugh out of that.

As for your other questions, I try to do my part. I'm good at remembering to recycle, I don't take long showers, I try to carpool as much as I can, I don't litter, and I don't leave water running unnecessarily if I can avoid it. As for making the world a better place, what good is it to raise future generations on hatred and the belief that your family/culture/religion is better than everyone else's. I think we have to settle our differences inside and between us before we can do anything about the outside world.

Answer 9

Global warming may be happening, but it is pretty certain it is due to causes beyond our control. It is certainly not caused by CO2, which is not a pollutant, but is actually a good gas which promotes plant growth and increased crop yields. We need every increase in CO2 we can get, in order to help feed the world. The assault on CO2 is just a device used by tax greedy governments and other vested interests as a cash cow. Most of the greenhouse effect is caused by water vapour, and in any case, there are many benefits to be had from global warming, but for obvious reasons these are never mentioned.

Answer 10

I believe that the Earth may be in a warming cycle. I just don't believe that humans have as much of an influence on the causes or the so-called solutions that a lot of people seem to think we do. Back in the mid-70's the same type of people were saying we were headed to an ice age. Then they talked about a hole in the ozone layer. This is just the cause du jour for scientists trying to get grant money so they can justify their existence.