So what's the "perfect" global climate? Is there one?

Question

Isn't the climate SUPPOSE to be in a constant state of change? So why are some misinformed people trying to stop it from changing?

Answer 1

Climate isn't "supposed" to change. It does change as a result of both natural and anthropogenic forcings. The "perfect" climate is one in which the net of all anthropogenic forcings is zero.

For example, the fastest natural warming occurs when Earth comes out of an Ice Age. (The warming when coming out of an ice age is a lot faster than the cooling when going into one.) That warming amounts to 4° to 7° C over a period of 5000 years, a rate of 0.14° per century or less.

In the last century, the climate has warmed by 0.7° C, a rate five times faster than the fastest "normal" change -- and that huge jump happened as a result of human industrial activity. That just ain't natural.

Answer 2

Well... Yes the climate has always changed over time. Why is this time so important....? I have no freaking idea. People are miss informed. For what ever reason people today have become so freaking lazy they will believe what ever is fed to them threw the glowing idiot box. If anybody did any kind of reading they would realize that our CO2 out put has no effect on climate change. If you want to know why the climate changes look up into the sky at the giant burning ball of fire call the SUN... So the answer is. There is no perfect global climate. The earth has gone threw not only ice ages, but very warm times as well. Yes there have been times where the climate was a lot warmer then it is today...

Answer 3

I doubt there is a perfect global climate for everyone and throughout the earth's history there had been a range of change. No one is trying to stop this natural process and we could not do it anyway. .

. Global warming is manmade change that goes beyond nature to new and alarming levels of change..
This is science not politics. As with most solid scientific research, scientists have "known" this was a problem for a long time and now have "proven" that man, not the natural cycle is causing the problem. I suggest before calling others misinformed you do some real research and read the research. It is too important to all of us to simply rely on opinions.

A closely related issue is air quality. Different process but shortens life and causes health problems. You can check the state of the air in your community at the American Lung Association website.

These are tough choices with complex and tough solutions, but if we ignore nature, it will not ignore us and the consequences are pretty drastic .

Answer 4

I agree that change can be good (such as changing to a new, better paying job) but a change that's too drastic is not. For example, if a person jumps off the top of a five story bldg, the change in direction at the end could cause some 'negative' effects.
I don't know myself what the perfect climate is but I do know that Mother Nature herself caused the Ice Age, without ANY help, so adding to a natural shift and causing it to become more extreme, might not be a wise decision.

Answer 5

The climate has always changed - if it's not been warming then it's been cooling. The difference is that it's never before been known to warm at anything like the speed it's doing now.

The reason for the rapid warming is due to the fact that levles of greenhouse gases are higher now than at any time humans have been on the planet. We keep increasing the levels, the temperature increases accordingly.

As for 'perfect' climate - there isn't one. The world has many different climates such as tropical, temperate, arctic, sub-tropical all of which are very different, none of which are perfect.

Answer 6

We aren't worried that the climate is changing, it's always done that. What we're worried about is the speed at which it's doing so. Never before in human history has the climate ever changed as rapidly as it is now. And since living organisms evolve and adapt very slowly, the change could be devastating.

Answer 7

Something other than this, which will cause serious harm.

http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Image:Instrumental_Temperature_Record_png

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL052735320070407

"I wasn’t convinced by a person or any interest group—it was the data that got me. I was utterly convinced of this connection between the burning of fossil fuels and climate change. And I was convinced that if we didn’t do something about this, we would be in deep trouble.”

Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, USN (Ret.)
Former NASA Administrator, Shuttle Astronaut and the first Commander of the Naval Space Command

Good websites for more info:

http://profend.com/global-warming/

http://www.realclimate.org

"climate science from climate scientists"

Answer 8

Informed people are trying to reduce humans' impact on the environment. We're not trying to maintain some mythical "perfect" global climate. When we vastly alter global climate, then we need to fix the problems we've caused, or at least minimize them.

Answer 9

:) yes, it's dynamic - but the possibilities are not as narrow as you perhaps imagine... it depends on one's perspective... I personally would prefer a climate which makes human life possible; which doesn't wipe out species or cultures simply due to human impact; which doesn't make life survivable yes, enjoyable no.