Why is global warming not happening?

Question

I know global warming is purely BS, but I would love some more explanations of WHY. Dems will not accept my explanations.

Answer 1

Global Warming is just a cycle of the sun. It's gotten many people worried about the end of the earth when more cases of melting glaciers appear in the news. At one point the sun was in a different cycle. People were worried about global cooling when there were record lows in the summer. It is just a myth to get everybody nervous.

Answer 2

You'll get the best results from dems by saying, "By a landslide, prevailing scientific opinion is that global warming is not affected my human activity and that it won't have much effect on how human society develops over the next 50-100 years."

But wait, that would be wrong. In fact it's just the opposite. Oops. Maybe you should just revert to the old anti-intellectual "How could we possibly KNOW anything.".

Answer 3

Oh they won;t accept anything you say because it's a religion to them.. It would be akin to walking into a church and telling everyone there scientific reasons that god doesn't exist. It's pointless. Warming of the earth may or may not be occuring.. some evidence has indicated a slight temperature rise over the last century or so, but by and large man is just too small to have any effect on the Earth's temperature. We're just too small. There are plenty of scientific studies that either contradict or modify many liberal claims, but they're generally just dismissed by the left as inconsequential, and followed up with calls on curbing capitalism, which is what the real issue is about.

Answer 4

Hehe that's a funny question. "I know global warming is purely BS". How are you more expert than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), praytell?

This isn't a good place to look for explanations as to why global warming isn't caused by humans (which I assume is what you really claim, and not that global warming isn't happening). Pretty much every skeptic argument here is ridiculous, based on misinformation, and easily disproven. For example, that global warming is caused by soda pop:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtWueSPLWTfiUbvKsuFuZ9YjzKIX?qid=20070530105716AActkJH

volcanoes:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiMrXbWBGy1J.WoUWKVFB2kjzKIX?qid=20070521113303AAZ7vCU

cow farts:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkEaF9KzqTYU3BO__X5Ojm8jzKIX?qid=20061029092304AAeQv7d

water vapor:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjkD8zMtuYrzj_7uAKvx70gjzKIX?qid=20070420210509AA45UWa

Feel free to use any of these arguments if you want to be laughed out of the room. There simply aren't any explanations for the recent global warming other than human emissions of greenhouse gases.

If you're looking for evidence that global warming isn't happening, try turning thermometers upside-down.

Answer 5

I will offer some facts that refutes the claims done by those aiming to discredit global warming.

Kev S, if it was just a cycle of the Sun we could expect to see this on all planets and satellites. Also, the effect of the sun is precisely measured and it has not changed enough to explain the increase in global temperature.

Answer 6

First the CO2 has not increased that much because the plants and photosynthesis is working fine. The plants is also a variable as the C that the plants keep is converted to food for the plant.
Then Methane they have put a lot of numbers as to how much is out there. Where did they get the figures??. Methane is a light gas so it may be 50 miles up how did they measure that?? I have some new info that shows that it is not there either what have u done with it.

Answer 7

Sorry to tell you but Global Warming is happening it is a natural process of the warming and cooling of the earths surface. This has been going on since the beginning of time, it was the industrial revolution that caused the cycle to happen even faster. I have included a web link that explains the cycle. Hope this can help you with your argument.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html

Answer 8

Global warming IS happening, take a look at the warmer winter. Winter used to be very cold in London, but now its like its barely autumn.

global warming:
Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation.

Global average air temperature near the Earth's surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.3 ± 0.32 °F) during the past century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes, "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations," which leads to warming of the surface and lower atmosphere by increasing the greenhouse effect. Natural phenomena such as solar variation combined with volcanoes have probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times to 1950, but a small cooling effect since 1950. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by at least 30 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is the only scientific society that rejects these conclusions, and a few individual scientists also disagree with parts of them.

Climate models referenced by the IPCC project that global surface temperatures are likely to increase by 1.1 to 6.4 °C (2.0 to 11.5 °F) between 1990 and 2100. The range of values reflects the use of differing scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions and results of models with differences in climate sensitivity. Although most studies focus on the period up to 2100, warming and sea level rise are expected to continue for more than a millennium even if greenhouse gas levels are stabilized. This reflects the large heat capacity of the oceans.

An increase in global temperatures can in turn cause other changes, including sea level rise, and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation resulting in floods and drought. There may also be changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, though it is difficult to connect specific events to global warming. Other effects may include changes in agricultural yields, glacier retreat, reduced summer streamflows, species extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease vectors.

Remaining scientific uncertainties include the exact degree of climate change expected in the future, and how changes will vary from region to region around the globe. There is ongoing political and public debate regarding what, if any, action should be taken to reduce or reverse future warming or to adapt to its expected consequences. Most national governments have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol aimed at combating greenhouse gas emissions.

Answer 9

You might convince Dems, but you're not going to convince this guy:

"Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich challenged fellow conservatives Tuesday to stop resisting scientific evidence of global warming"

or these (they like your username, though):

"The science of global warming is clear. We know enough to act now. We must act now."

James Rogers, CEO of Charlotte-based Duke Energy.

“With overwhelming scientific evidence that global warming is adversely impacting the health of our planet, the time has come for the Congress to take action.”

Senator Olympia Snowe, Republican, Maine

"The overwhelming majority of atmospheric scientists around the world and our own National Academy of Sciences are in essential agreement on the facts of global warming and the significant contribution of human activity to that trend."

Russell E. Train, Republican, former environmental official under Presidents Nixon and Ford

"I agree with you (Gore) that the debate over climate change is over."

Rep. Dennis Hastert, Republican, Illinois

"Global warming is real, now, and it must be addressed."

Lee Scott, CEO, Wal-Mart

"Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming."

Senator John McCain, Republican, Arizona

"I'm trying to learn [about greenhouse gases and global warming]. The more I learn, the bigger believer I become."

Senator Lindsay Graham, Republican, South Carolina

“DuPont believes that action is warranted, not further debate."

Charles O. Holliday, Jr., CEO, DuPont

Answer 10

How about YOU tell us why YOU think Global Warming is NOT happening. You must know your views are wrong and thats why you didnt post them.