What's your take on global warming?

Question

Ok so this is a pretty open question. My own answer to this is that more nations need to start taking this seriously. Stupid Bush doesn't even wan't anything to do with the multi nation talks and solutions to help stop global warming. It is very much a real thing and steps need to be taken to save this planet. People just tend to put this to the side.

Answer 1

This is science. Opinions don't prove anything. "Logical" arguments don't prove anything. The data is what's important and the scientific data says global warming is happening and it's mostly caused by us.

Very short version:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Climate_Change_Attribution.png

The best summary of the data available:

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

Scientists have seen much stranger things than global warming proved to be true by data. So the data, not "logical" arguments, is what they go by. The data is why why the vast majority of scientists agree that it's real and mostly caused by us. Data about that here:

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

If you want to know more, here's the best website (warning - it's very big) with lots of data:

http://www.realclimate.org

"climate science from climate scientists"

Answer 2

Good question. I'm looking to become an environmental scientist some day, mostly because of this. Well, since you asked:
Global warming is happening for two reasons, and two reasons ONLY. What are these reasons? These are
1. Nature/ Natural Causes
2. US ('US' as in 'US PEOPLE', not 'United States.')

As inhabitants of the world, we fail to see what we are doing. Sure, its good we are becoming more civilized, smarter (well...some of us)-more successful. Although, as I mentioned earlier, we do not realize what we are doing to the world-our HOME. All these factories are causing too much air pollution. All these chemicals are seeping into the beautiful seas. All these people are forgetting our true and equal purpose to live-To take CARE of the world God has given us. Sure. You can throw away bits and pieces here and there, but thats just really small compared to this giant planet. I'm not saying blow people's cars up because they are driving 'dangerous and harmful cars to the environment.' If you blow up someone's car, you're releasing harmful CHEMICALS into the air from the car. Therefore, thats really hypocritical.


That's how we, as the Earth's people, take a big role in global warming. But like I also mentioned earlier, global warming is an effect of natural causes too. Perhaps God is remaking the world, just like in the Beginning when the people in Noah's time were too sinful or too destructive of the world. Maybe it has nothing to do with God. Maybe it's just a cycle the Earth goes through every million years or so, as to create more new life again, just like the four seasons. It's one of those mysteries of life, you know? That doesn't mean you can't STOP trying to help. You see, doing as much as you can is really helpful-just not enough yet. Many rich companies can do ALOT to help slow down the process of global warming. But global warming can NEVER be completely STOPPED. This is because it's already been happening for so long, it's semi-unfixable.

That's why, when Armaggeddon comes, we should be READY for what the Earth has in store for us. It might be an act of vengeance or just an act of rebirth. No one will ever know until it comes true, but until then, we, as the Earth's people, should do WHATEVER possible we can while it's still even possible.

Answer 3

I think that fifty years from now we'll laugh at the current global warming jihad just like we laugh at the global cooling scare of the 1970s.

When you think about all the toxic poisons that have been dumped into the environment it seems pretty stupid to be fretting about CO2. CO2 is essential to life on earth -- unless you're a mushroom.

The alleged link between human generated CO2 and climate change is based on unproven computer models which are based on unproven assumptions and data interpolated from tree rings and ice cores. How accurately can we determine the average temperature of the earth thousands of years ago by looking at ice cores and tree rings? All we can do is make estimates are based on a lot of assumptions. These estimates are then reported on the six o'clock news as scientific fact. There much more compelling evidence that global warming is natural and for a lot of people it will be beneficial.

Answer 4

Be careful who u call stupid ,normally I Think that is the stupid person.
The global warming data is bogus .Look at the CO2 ,granted the world burns a huge amount of fuel but GOD put plants here and they take in CO2 and give us back oxygen. Now the plants have done that for millions of years. Something that has served me that well I don't like to throw it out.
Now methane is nothing but a joke . Methane is very light and goes very high in the atmosphere ,now ask yourself how did they measure it or did they just calculate what they wanted it to be.
Then the total of green house gases is only 1.1 % .

Answer 5

It has been known since long before the global warming scare started that this was a cycle that happens every ten thousand years. It will happen again. Our efforts will not stop it or make it worse. The global warming scare was started by some people with nothing to do with their time that wanted to make a name for themselves. It will happen no matter what. Just sit back and watch it happen over the next few hundred years.

Answer 6

.....taken directly from "About IPCC".....
"Recognizing the problem of potential global climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988. It is open to all members of the
UN and WMO.

The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. The IPCC does not carry out research nor does it monitor climate related data or other relevant parameters. It bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific/technical literature. Its role, organisation, participation and general procedures are laid down in the "Principles Governing IPCC Work" "

Please take a second look at these two statements:

"The IPCC does not carry out research nor does it monitor climate related data or other relevant parameters. It bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific/technical literature."

The IPCC is, therefore, a body of politicians. When your job is to discern threats, you discern threats or are replaced by someone who WILL discern threats.

The raw data for the graph below is directly from NOAA. The trend curves derived from this data simply are not alarming.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3255/temptrendslo3.png

Answer 7

HELMUT, when you step into a car, do you question the invention of the wheel ???

Why would you redo all the work climate gathering institutions have done carefully during decades, on a neutral way since we didn´t realize global warming before ?

Answer 8

Yes we humans have sped it up some but when it comes down to it , it's just the planet going through it's natural cycles.

Answer 9

The theory of man-made global warming is false, it is based on falsified or incomplete data. Lets take a look at what the global warming crowd claims, they say that the human output of CO2 is causing the greenhouse effect which is warming the planet. To see how outrageous this claim is try to guess how much of our atmosphere is made up of CO2, the correct answer is 0.03% of our atmosphere, almost nothing. How can such a small part of our atmosphere have such an effect on our entire planet, correct answer it can’t. Greenhouse gases exist naturally and have always been in our atmosphere. Greenhouse gases such as CH4 (methane), N2O (Nitrous Oxide), and water vapor are all put out into the atmosphere naturally in far greater concentrations than humans could ever match. Let’s take a look at water vapor, water vapor makes up between 1-4% of the atmosphere far more than CO2. Water vapor is given off into the atmosphere due to evaporation, so evaporation causes much more global warming than humans ever could. Other natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and the decomposition of plant and animal matter also put far more greenhouse gases than humans ever could.
So what is causing global warming? Well first of all the earth may not even be warming. http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/temperature/ This is a collection of global temperatures collected by NASA that shows a general cooling trend especially around the polar ice caps. So assuming the earth is warming what could be causing it, the sun. Look at this graph also put out by NASA: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/17jan_solcon.htm, it shows that the intensity of the sun is directly correlated to global temperatures and recent studies have shown that the sun is now warming than ever before, coincidence? I think not. Also consider that the other planets in our solar system, Mars in particular, are also warming: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html
You have to keep in mind that the earth goes through natural cycles of warming and cooling, take for example the ice age and later warming of the earth enough to melt the ice.
Advocates of global warming will try and post evidence but the fact is most evidence for global warming comes in the form of general statements like “think of your children/grandchildren” that try to guilt you into agreeing with them. These ads are devoid of scientific proof and seek to toy with your conscience. Every once in a while you will see a graph submitted as evidence mostly from http://www.ipcc.ch/. Take a look for yourself, I search in vain for proof of global warming on this site, sure there are dozens of graphs showing the same data: CO2 rising along with global temperatures but where are the graphs for other greenhouse gases that make up a greater percentage of our atmosphere and are put out naturally, or graphs showing the percentage of greenhouse gases put out by humans verses the gases put out by natural sources. These graphs are not included because they disprove the theory of man made global warming. The IPCC has had a questionable past, it has published a deliberately falsified graph, the so called hockey stick graph, which left out a period of warming during the 1400’s. This warming period in the 1400’s was more dramatic than what we are seeing today, and it took place long before humans industrialized. This falsification was proven and a reprint of the graph appeared in the journal Nature. You may have seen claims that there is a scientific consensus on global warming like this one: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686, this is an absolute lie, do you need proof? Here http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm the signatures of over 17,000 scientists who disagree with the theory of man made global warming (check out the report on this site it does an excellent job of disproving global warming). You may have also seen reports about ice cores supposedly proving global warming, this is not true. Here is the truth about ice cores http://www.john-daly.com/zjiceco2.htm.
You may have the question why anyone would support this obviously false theory, the answer is money. Average people with no scientific background are being converted to the global warming crowd by the dozens due to the repression of evidence against global warming. This mass of people is the reason why notable people are jumping on the global warming bandwagon. Politicians are supporting global warming for votes, scientists are joining for media time and grants, and CEO’s are pledging their allegiance to gain customers who want to shop where the environment is being supported.
You may also wonder why I care, you may think we can only help the environment if we agree with global warming what’s wrong with that? I want to distinguish between global warming and helping the environment. I have no problem with environmentalist causes, in fact I support them, but global warming is taking this idea to the extreme. If you were to follow the guidelines set forth by people like Al Gore your lifestyle would be, these people want to tell you what light bulbs to use. The main reason however is money, why waste millions on studying global warming when we could be rebuilding third world countries and helping the poor. Global warming is a fear tactic used to get your money and your vote by unscrupulous members of society. Hopefully this will just fade away like the global cooling scare which was brought upon us in the 1970’s by the same sort of people using the same tactics. A last link http://www.worldclimatereport.com/ possibly the best resource for answering many of the questions raised by global warming. I urge anyone who believes in man-made global warming to look into some of the resources I have presented. Do not sacrifice your money, time, vote, and conscience to the greedy members of society who are blinding you to the truth for their own greed.

Answer 10

scientists who work for politicians ,get paid by these politicians and they have downplayed the facts because solutions are expensive and means change and change effects many peoples incomes,and upsets profit margins,so most of the world is kept in the dark of the real things that are going on.for political and economic reasons


Global warming is a very complex collection of many effects

this text only covers some aspects of global warming mainly man made desertification

industrial contamination ,the contaminating effects of the cities ,is another story

there are natural cycles in the planets life
but a lot is influenced by mans existance ,and this is increasing with overpopulation,putting strains on Natural resources and increasing contaminations as well as destructions of essential componants the ensure living conditions for all life forms

in North Africa,India,Mexico ,millions of people are effected by land loss and desertification and some have died as a result

in china, thousands of what used to be farmers are running for their lives from the dust storms that have burried their towns and turned their lands into dessert,

,the Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year
and all of the desserts we know are a results of mans actions ,and they are increasing ,not getting less ,in the dinosaurs days ,there were very few desserts.

collectively this planet is drying up because of bad farming practices like,over grazing and fertilizers,

each degree rise in temperature means 10%crop loss

and there is less and less water (because of deforestation),to irrigate this production ,
and there are less and less farmers to do it..
and there are 70 million more peole every year that have to eat and drink and wash

who are overpumping deep carbon aquifiers
who are plowing more and more unstable lands because they have lost so many million hectares to desertification ,
because of bad farming practises ,such as using fertilizers and heavy machinary or over grazing

RISING SEAS
The northpole is melting ,and we will know it without ice in our life times.
this does not affect the sea level because it is ice that is already in the water.but the melting ice from Green land and the south pole ,are another matter.



http://www.greenpeace.org/international/...

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if forrest are being exchanged for ashalt,concrete and desserts
what is gonna keep this planet habitable for us

Global warming is in theory reversable,but it will mean global co operation between all countries ,and taking into account human nature and the world politics ,it is unlikely that this will happen,

At least not untill we are all in the middle of planetary disastres and it becomes a battle for the survival of humanity every where.

SOLUTIONS
if you want to help the planet ,plant a tree every week ,if everyone on the planet did we we would be able to reverse the destructive processes

reduce carbon emisions,and they are already working on that by alternative forms of energy and regulations on carbon producing materials,aerosol cans,burning rubbish,industrial chimneys,powerplants etc.

the capture of carbon and the production of water and assist the aquiferous manta.

the world bank pays large subsidies for reforrestation to capture carbon and the best tree for this is the Pawlonia

Waterharvesting projects ,such as millions of small dams.to redirect over ground waterflows from the rains into the ground to supply subteranian water supplies.

the protection of existing forrests.

stop building more highways,urban planning to include vegetation stop building cities encourage people to return to the land to conduct their business from there which now has become possible thanks to the internet.

education to motivate people to auto sufficiency by building more home food gardens.

education on environmental awareness
education on family planning to curb over´populaion

Agricultural education and improvements to follow the principals or sustainability and soil management.

and improve economis situations for people who live in areas where deforestation has become their only alternative for survival ,which is a short term solution that has long term negative effects

try to replace farming with eco tourism,

more environmental or land ,design to prevent bush fires,such as--fire breaks

,more dams.regulations and control for public behaviour

alternative effeciant public transport to discourage the use of the internal conbustion engine

recicling wastes,limit water use

here are a 100 more ways


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