Has anyone else changed their opinion in Global warming ?

Question

I have just seen a recording of of Channel 4's "The great global warming swindle". Frankly it was packed with so many scientific facts it's really hard not to agree. I read the "New Scientist" and I have heard them really mock this program but they have never addressed all of their arguements.....is there anyone else out there with an opinion on this matter or the program ?

I look forward to your replies

Andy

Answer 1

The only question that needs to be asked is this...

Why are MANY planets in our solar system experiencing the same exact effect that is occurring on our own planet?

Mars ice caps are melting...some of the ice caps on the moons of Saturn are melting...it's a SOLAR event.

The sun is putting out more solar radiation then normal. Nothing can be done to stop the inevitable. Soon our ice caps will be gone along with many other planets ice caps.

The only people that want to convince you it's our own fault are the people that want to enforce a global tax to help stop global warming even though we are only playing a very small role in it....maybe 2%

Even if tomorrow everyone in the world switched to electric cars and only got power from solar cells...the earth will remain on the current path it is on.

Source(s):
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/...

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002agufm....

http://www.serc.si.edu/labs/photobiology...

Answer 2

Mainstream media can be loaded with #$#@! When it comes to global warming, make sure you get literate on the subject from areas that actually know what they are talking about. The mainstream media can be extremely biased one way or the other. The fact of it is that there is very convincing evidence to both sides of the argument.

First off, you have the fact that the climate has been changing by natural events since the formation of the planet. There have been warm periods like the one we are in now, and cold periods (often called Ice Ages), and the IPCC has many graphics in relation to that. But in the same breath, there is an increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and they could be contributing a huge amount to making the planet warmer. With all this in mind there is a great deal of things still to be learned about our own atmosphere. In the second graphic i've linked you to here, notice that there are a great deal of error with some of the estimates in how much radiative forcing caused by that particular effect. This symbolizes how much we don't know still about the Earth's atmosphere. The indirect of aerosols could be completely counterbalancing all the radiative forcing of greenhouse gases. (A note on the graph, a positive bar means that it makes the Earth warmer, a negative bar makes the Earth cooler)

So in reality, there is no one who has a solid answer, and the only real way to have an opinion is to make sure you read up on the subject, and keep track of all the changes that run through the subject, from a reliable, unbiased source of information. In other words, avoid the mainstream media and don't be afraid to do a little research. At the very least make sure you don't sound like you swallowed the television. To that effect I've added another reliable source of info to the sources that myself and other meteorology major I know go for information. These are some of the best places to start.

Answer 3

Hmmm I look out of the window and it's still raining, when I was a kid 30years ago most summer days were guess what "Sunny" the weather over my lifetime has got more extreme which is a symptom of "Global warming" which is a natural occurance so my opinion is global warming does happen and YES we do have an effect on it although weather that is really something that can change things I don't know but as a person I'll do my bit to help stop the human inpact on it.
Why's a Q like this pop up when I'm pissed on a Friday eve?

Answer 4

They is evidence to help the two factors of the international warming argument. The confusing section is that persons in many cases have self assurance the commonest opinion i.e., Al Gore's Inconvenient certainty. the difficulty with that's that many significant data are ignored and disregarded altogether. case in point, Al Gore's documentary did no longer even point out the consequence of volcanic activity and our environment. Volcanic eruptions make a contribution greater to worldwide warming than the different earthly variable, consisting persons. the different project with the international warming argument is how human beings like Al Gore use emotional ploys (consisting of dieing animals and shrinking ecosystems)to get human beings to pay interest. it is not honest to all people. sure, it may properly be actual that animals die and their habitats cut back yet, is this contributed with the aid of worldwide warming on my own? What approximately city sprawl, livestock farming interior the rainforests, and an ever expanding human inhabitants? worldwide warming is a confusing difficulty to truly unravel because of the fact of all the rubbish like this that surrounds it. i wish this facilitates slightly. stable luck.

Answer 5

I admit I bought it at first, but then I started researching it and changed my opinion. The "global warming" scare is just a scare. Climate is changing, it is always changing and always has since the earth first formed an atmosphere. The 150 years that people have been industrial is not even a drop in the bucket compared to millions of years of changes in the earth's climate. Also, most global warming supporters cite the rise from 1860 to present as a evidence of man-made global warming, when in reality it proves nothing because 1860 was the end of the "little ice age." Did you know that it is cooler now than when the vikings settled in Greenland?

Answer 6

You are preaching to the choir, with me at least. Here is the short story about global warming, JIC someone hasn't seen it yet.

Global warming is one-half of the climatic cycle of warming and cooling.
The earth's mean temperature cycles around the freezing point of water.
This is a completely natural phenomenon which has been going on since there has been water on this planet. It is driven by the sun.
Our planet is currently emerging from a 'mini ice age', so is becoming warmer and may return to the point at which Greenland is again usable as farmland (as it has been in recorded history).
As the polar ice caps decrease, the amount of fresh water mixing with oceanic water will slow and perhaps stop the thermohaline cycle (the oceanic heat 'conveyor' which, among other things, keeps the U.S. east coast warm).
When this cycle slows/stops, the planet will cool again and begin to enter another ice age.
It's been happening for millions of years.
Humans did not cause it.
Humans cannot stop it.

Answer 7

I saw the program too. I have read many articles about global warming too, before seeing the program. It is a natural process that has happened for thousands of years. The only difference now is the media and governments have jumped on the 'global warming' bandwagon. Global industries have been built up around this 'fear'. Its good for business. If we're not being warned about terrorists, its global warming.

Answer 8

Global warming has become as politicized as the abortion debate so it's hard to find unprejudiced information. However, whether we are responsible for climate change or it's part of a natural fluctuation (or both) a lot of the conservation ideas make sense. Why not cut down on gas consumption and recycle and use energy efficient equipment and not waste water?

That kind of behavior is smart and socially responsible regardless.

Answer 9

Andrew we are in a unique position here on Y/As. All you have to do is click the back button on the person's profile to see if their views have changed over time and why.

It is not wrong to change your views, we need to keep checking out our own understanding and our own view of reality. It is healthy to take account of new information but we have to be sure of the validity of the information we choose.

If you are unsure of somebody's views. Hit the back button and read. If you are unsure of a document. Take it back to the source documents and read them too.

If everybody is disagreeing with you. Then you may be wrong too. Hit the back button and find out why.

Answer 10

I have to say I agree with you entirely. I do believe in trying to do our bit for looking after our environment, as who wants to live in a smog, but this planet has seen far greater threats than an increase in the carbon cycles speed. If we all need reminding the Vikings I believe used to farm on Greenland, and whenever the scientists are putting the argument forward they just seem to say we know its happening, the threat is real, but offer no tangible proof. The anti-climate change scientists seem to have tangible proof, not theories to offer, but they don't offer a source of increased taxes and a platform for political change.

If anybody needs further reminding too, these same scientists told us Iraq could attack us in 45 minutes from any order, which turned out to be very true, as long as their attacks were limited to prank phone calls to Westminster or one of John Prescotts Hot Cross Bun suppliers!!!!