Global Warming?

Question

What is so bad about it? The sea levels won't rise, and if they do it will only be about a foot, because of the displacement, if you don't beleive me try an experiment, take a graduated cylinder fill it up with water to about 20 fl. oz. and then put some ice in it, measure the water level, then let the ice melt, measure the water level now, the water didn't rise much at all, because when ice melts it shrinks and the displacement of the water from the ice is greater than the amount of water added back in when the ice melts. And the thing that the planet will get warmer, yes it will but whats wrong with that, people can live in high temperatures and people will be able to live and grow crops further up north, whats wrong with that. and yes the planet will start to cool down after that, but this has happened at least 7 times before, even before humans existed, the earth has gone into global warming then an iceage, its a natural cycle, so why do we have to blame the humans for it?

oh and people don't realize that humans have a very small effect on the environment, our pollutant scources create no more than the amount of pollution caused by dieing trees releasing methane.

oh and the plants and other organisms recycle our air to keep it clean, and trees aren't the only plant, there is grass algea and hundreds of other species of plants, so the humans aren't killing all the plants, just some of the trees, and humans do not kill as many trees as the media claims.

Answer 1

very seldom does the weather man get forecast right for a week , how can they predict whats going to happen in a year or more ......

Answer 2

1. Science is not a consensus activity
2. _All_ scientists do NOT agree
3. Even the socialistic EU "scientists" are
backpedalling on their GW stance
4. Global warming, like global cooling is part of the
natural climatic cycle.
5. There have been many such cycles in Earth's
history.
6. Earth is presently in the last stages of an ice
age and was considerably warmer for most of its
history.
7. Floating ice occupies the same volume as would the
liquid water that comprises it.
8. Even if the ocean levels rise the alarmist 28
feet, just move away from the beach.
9. Warmer climate means more crop growing area.
10. Water is not going anywhere. Except for what we
have shot into space with rockets, there is the same
amount as there always was.

Answer 3

I agree

Nothing we do on Earth will help in any significant way. Mankind contributes a meager 3% to "climate change"

Let's all be thankful the Earth did warm a little. The alternative is far worse… Global Cooling… Mini Ice Age…

Global Warming Alarmists are merely opportunists jumping on the cash cow trying to earn a quick buck by scaring people into believing they are destroying the planet.

The same fanatics were screaming about "Global Cooling" in the 70's!!

We have reached the apex of Earth's recent warming trend and we will gradually start cooling down again within the next 10 years.

I will be sitting here with my smug smile 10 years from know when all the "Global Warming" followers realize how foolish they have been.

Answer 4

U got it right!!!! Great. Look at the methane. It is not a problem . The environmentalist want u to think they have measured it and know all about it,wrong. Methane is a very light gas and if u were to measure it it would be about 55 miles up. It is not up there either what have they done. Methane is also very flammable so at that altitude the sun's radiation is so intense that it oxidizes the methane . It these 2 gas are not there it is all a scam for people like Gore to make money. Good research.

Answer 5

What's so bad about Global Warming?? If it continus then in the furture it will be REALLY hot. There is a blanket of some types of gases that's not letting the sun ray's or other gases leave the Earth. It can also cause more Hurricans, Tornatos, and VERY harmsh storms no this won't happen till later in the furture, but our kid or grand kids will suffore it more then us. I saw on the TV they show what it will look like in 2050 I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN!!!! It showed the ground being all brown from it being really hot, I heard them say something about massives of fire or something.There will also be more deadly storms. The ice age the destoryed the dinosours was probley Global Cooling, the Earth got colder and colder until it froze the Earth, that was probley the dinosoures' world end, but the planet was there just frozen. So Global Warming is probley the same thing, the world will get hotter and hotter until it burns up. It's pretty much like the end of the world kinda, but the planet is still there, just all burned up. I also heard in school that if the icy places continus to melt California, Hawaii, Flordia, and places like that will go under water because of the oceans rising and the teaher said that that won't happen in our life time, but it might happen in our grand kids' life time, but yet I also heard that the ocean would get about 2 feet wide or longer or something. It won't ever snow again, yes in the colder areas in might be nicer for a while, but later it will burn up to if it continus to rise forever. By 2100 there is suppose to be much more carbon in the air and I think the Earth's average temp. might go up to about 10 degrees higher I think. I know it doesn't seem like a lot until you live in it. I also saw on some type of website site by 2050 about 400 types of birds can be endangered. I also saw that in 2012 a huge global change will come, but God knows what's gonna happen then.

Answer 6

If you belong to a certain political party, Global Warming is the most evil thing since the birth of GW Bush our president. They can't really show conclusive proof that Global Warming has been caused by humans. The earth has warmed and cooled since the beginning of time. If we were really the cause of global warming, why is it that a lot of high temp. records were set in the 1930s' and not recently? What will be next, will they be crying about global cooling? It is called an ICE AGE people. They have happened before and I bet one will happen again.

Answer 7

Your experiment is flawed because you're taking floating ice and melting it. Instead pile up more ice on top of the glass, kind of like a glacier sits on top of the water and then melt it.

Water is smaller in size than ice, but you're misrepresenting things to say that the ice is already in the water.

Most of the world lives close to sea level. Great britain, Italy and Holland would have major cities flooded and wiped off the map, and they'd be the lucky ones.

Indonesia, Bangladesh and the like will not only have their homes destroyed, but they'll suffer through flooding that will kill.

Florida was an island in the U.S. and while we won't lose as much land as other places, it will crush the economy.

I don't know that there's anything we can do to stop global warming, but writing it off as a myth or a minor problem is very short sighted.

Answer 8

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Nice experiment.You really understand this with 'displacement'. Just to refresh things: If you place ice in water and let it melt it won't change the water level at all. It is already displaced.
What changes water levels is when ice that i landbased melts and fill the oceans.
Great understanding of the 'warming' part also. What happens when altered weather patters, increased droughts, evaporation, and extreme weather is not benificial to mankind. Maybe you have heard of the droughts in northern Africa as the rain failed? It's not as simple as 'movingthe crop fields farther north'.
The next expected ice age will occur in 30.000 years. The current changes differs from previous events. In the past natural cycles has released CO2, and other GHG's, which have acted as strong amplifiers to the other natural causes. This is why the levels of CO2 has lagged by 200 - 1000 years after the initial rise in temperature. The initial rise of temperature has released vast natural sources of GHG's. Presently, CO2 is being released, due to manmade emissions, without an initial temperature rise. CO2 is acting as both a cause and a strong amplifier. The rise in CO2 and temperature are currently in sync. This should show that human activities are largely responble for what is happening now.
Your reference to natural sources, such as trees, being an important factor, similar to the fossil fuels, in GW is incorrect. The GHG's released as trees decay are absorbed by new trees. As with cows, the CO2 released by them reenter the eco-system as new plant matter grows. This is a balance that, over time, does not change the levels of GHG's. Fossil fuel, which is organic matter accumulated over millions of years, DOES effect the climate. This happens when it is released to quickley, and in to large amounts, for the natural systems to absorb. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

well, you are completely right.
humans only releases a tiny tiny amount of CO2, compared to cows farting, paddy fields, and burning trees.
but dont forget we are the ones mass producing the cows for meat and leather, we are th ones mass producing rice, and we burn trees.
oh, and temps wont just rise, everything will ust be mixed up, like sever temps, freezng cold in summer maybe, boiling hot in autumn, really windy in winter, it will be totally unpredictable.

i guess the point is, as you say, sea levels may not rise that much, but we CANNOT BE SURE, and we dont want to put future generations at risk.
it may only sire a small amount, but this may change the tidal currant, affecting the life and habitats or marines animals, etc.
we just cant tell.

i personally think that you are right, humans have not caused the majority of it, although we may be able to help.
i think it is supposed to happen, mush like when the earth warmed up before, like the ice age, etc.
the earth goes in cycles, but lets not make it worse than it has to be.
try to stop global warming, just in case!!

motto-who knows????

Answer 10

The South pole had tropical growth before
so what,

I Know Americans tend to think that they are the only ones that matter on this planet ,No wonder you people find it so easy to think about starting a nuclear war.

And you guys are already making Global Warming worse .http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArONfn5cFZYrDIpwm4e7Qtnsy6IX?qid=20070618163201AAyuI69

I supose this is all part of the plan to reduce the world population by 60% as stated by an American diplomat in Copenhagen in 1998

and it is working

150.000 people dying anually ,and 3500 in Europe alone in 2003,related to Global warming tells us something

3000 species of Animals became exstinct in the last 50
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Apl6wUJFeq3Lw8zd2g1Kbujsy6IX?qid=20070601193431AA3LlFP

Farmers suffer croploss due to temperature changes (1 degree means already 10% croploss)

the perma frost on the tundras is melting
so are the Glaziers ,the North Pole , Greenland and great chunks of Antarctica have dropped into the sea

We are facing cronic water shortage ,and in India,China ,Africa and Mexico people are forced to drink contaminated water or die of thirst
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The Sahara is grows 7 kilometers a year
Northern China is drying up and 2 mayor desserts are becoming one giant dessert
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AheRQPRrsEP2VS2DvfkJtjzsy6IX?qid=20070504150425AAAwVwA

Answer 11

Learn a little science, people.

The scientific case is clear for both anthropogenic global warming, and the possibility of very great danger in the future.
The above answers are filled with ignorance, wishful thinking, and errors. The links below give a good scientific review of the actual situation, and many of the misconceptions in the answers above.