Gee this will sure get the Boys Looking! Should I get another sweater on? Global cooling is coming right?

Question

The record cold of the decades of the 1940's, 1970's, 1980's and most recently the bitter northern hemisphere winters of 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003 argue against the occurrence of harmful man induced climate change (global warming). Also Winter 2000-2001 and 2004-2005 in Siberian Russia, as well as Winter 2004 in Antarctica were the coldest in recorded history. And let's not forget that January 2004 in Boston, MA was the coldest January in 111 years. Grand Forks, ND set its all time record low of -44 deg. below zero F, Fosston, MN also at -50 deg. below zero F and Saskatchewan, Canada saw minimum temperatures fall to -62 deg. below zero F, all in Winter 2003-2004.

Answer 1

Never confuse a liberal with the facts, it confuses them.

Answer 2

Libs will never get it. The ones that do agree will just say that your pretty and the ones that don't agree will call you names or just put up a bunch of worthless links. I have been following Global Warming since it was Global Cooling back in the 80's. I remember all the hoopla about aerosol cans and that our hairspray was depleting the ozone layer....now we have WAY too much of it. Phoenix is known for its high ozone so I could give a damn about what they say. I know that we have had periods where there were no Ice Caps and there were periods where most of the planet was full of ice. This also goes in line with liberals argument that there is only one kind of "Native American"....I wonder if they remember that there was no Bering Strait at one time??? Melting Ice caps.....who cares?! I put ice in a soda, it melts....and I could care less, it's only ice. Why do we need ice in our oceans and on land? What environmental purpose does it serve anyhow?

Answer 3

It is impossible to properly argue that the Global Warming debate honestly. The reason is because most people who believe that we are doomed for whatever reason just change the facts to suit whatever argument they want to make at the time. Record cold. it's global warming. Record heat. it's global warming. Drought. it's global warming. Floods, it's global warming. The pattern is evident and that pattern is that everything is global warming no matter what the circumstances in their minds. We now have a running joke in my office. Anything bad happens, it's just global warming.

Edit Jack09 provides a good example of what I am talking about. He is very up on what scientists he agrees with have to say, but as for any scientist who may disagree and there are many who do, his opinion is as follows. "I prefer to hear MY expert opinions from actual experts, with no hidden agenda, such as the ones who shill for Big Oil, denying there is such a thing as Global Warming."

You see I personally believe that climate change is occurring and that the effects are observable. The question is a matter of what effect man plays and what is natural. This is also the question scientists are still debating without definitive conclusions. However, we cannot debate this point because it is impossible to have a reasonable debate with the type of mindset that is predisposed to ignore anything you might say without due consideration.

Answer 4

Wow - I read your information and I just realize you like to be wrong about things. However, I am glad you keep identifying yourself as a conservative so that you can demonstrate that its not just liberals that are lunatics. I am happy to stay on the fence as a moderate on politics - thanks.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 5

They have changed the name of their cause now to Global climate change. So this is covered under than umbrella. So we all need to get ready for the.........weather...

Answer 6

It'll only get us looking if you
pull it over your mouth

Answer 7

Even if they dont believe what they READ, you would THINK they could believe what they can SEE.
http://www.everybodysweather.com/static_...

Since neither Limbaugh nor Hannity are experts in the field of climatology, urban pollution or, for that matter, trustworthiness, I prefer to hear MY expert opinions from actual experts, with no hidden agenda, such as the ones who shill for Big Oil, denying there is such a thing as Global Warming.

And, as NO Con seems to want to address, so what if there IS no such thing as "Global Warming", per se? How is ANY of what is proposed (conserving, recycling, (thinking before wasting, in other words), etc.) a bad idea? How can someone in their right mind, with only the welfare of the planet and its inhabitanrs in mind, defend the continued waste and pollution which go on everyday, 365 a year?

Don't people WANT to take a deep breath outdoors, without contracting Black Lung Disease? Don't they WANT to drink water which doesn't have to come in plastic bottles (said water, incidently, costs more per gallon than gasoline does) and not have to have special filters on their taps?

Not to mention the fact that when the oil is gone, its gone for good. No more petroleum means no more petroleum products, such as ANYTHING made from plastic and a huge amount of what's made out of rubbers and baekelite compounds.No more artifical hearts, no more stocks for rifles, no more CDs (heck, no more CD PLAYERS), no hearing aids, no car interiors or dashboards, etc. I have no children of my own, so I can say the following with all sincerity, Your great grandchildren will curse your names for wasting something as valuable as petroleum in your gas guzzling penis extentions.

1) THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, FOUNDED IN 1919, OVER 45,000 MEMBERS
"Human activities are increasingly altering the Earth's climate. These effects add to natural influences that have been present over Earth's history. Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century.
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/climat...

2) THE U.S. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE (ALONG WITH THE NAS OF THE G8 NATIONS), FOUNDED IN 1863, OVER 2,000 MEMBERS, OVER 200 NOBEL PRIZE MEMBERS
"There is now strong evidence that significant global warming is occurring. It is likely that most of the warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities. The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action.
http://www.academie-sciences.fr/actualit...

3) THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, FOUNDED IN 1888, OVER 20,500 MEMBERS
"The Geological Society of America (GSA) supports the scientific conclusions that Earth’s climate is changing; the climate changes are due in part to human activities; and the probable consequences of the climate changes will be significant and blind to geopolitical boundaries.
http://www.geosociety.org/aboutus/positi...

4) THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, FOUNDED IN 1876, OVER 160,000 MEMBERS
"There is now general agreement among scientific experts that the recent warming trend is real (and particularly strong within the past 20 years), that most of the observed warming is likely due to increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and that climate change could have serious adverse effects by the end of this century."
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/resource...

5) THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGY SOCIETY, FOUNDED IN 1919, OVER 11,000 MEMBERS
"Despite the uncertainties noted above, there is adequate evidence from observations and interpretations of climate simulations to conclude that the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; that humans have significantly contributed to this change; and that further climate change will continue to have important impacts on human societies, on economies, on ecosystems, and on wildlife through the 21st century and beyond."
http://www.ametsoc.org/policy/2007climat...

6) THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, CREATED IN 1988, HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS FROM OVER 130 NATIONS
"Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (defined in footnotes as greater then 90% likelyhood) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. Discernible human influences now extend to other aspects of climate, including ocean warming, continental-average temperatures, temperature extremes and wind patterns"
http://www.ipcc.ch/spm2feb07.pdf...

7) THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, FOUNDED IN 1848, SERVES 262 AFFILIATED SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 MILLION INDIVIDUALS
"The scientific evidence is clear: global climate change caused by human activities is occurring now, and it is a growing threat to society. Accumulating data from across the globe reveal a wide array of effects: rapidly melting glaciers, destabilization of major ice sheets, increases in extreme weather, rising sea level, shifts in species ranges, and more. The pace of change and the evidence of harm have increased markedly over the last five years. The time to control greenhouse gas emissions is now."
http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/clim...

8) THE NOAA'S NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER PALEOCLIMATOLOGY PROGRAM, FOUNDED IN 1992, HAS THE LARGEST ARCHIVE OF CLIMATE AND PALEOCLIMATE DATA
"Many scientists have now concluded that global warming can be explained by a human-caused enhancement of the greenhouse effect. It is important to remember both that the greenhouse effect occurs naturally, and that it has been intensified by humankind's input of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere."
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwar...

9) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, FOUNDED IN 1960, OVER 120 MEMBERS, SERVES OVER 62 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS
"Together, these data show that Earth's surface air temperature has risen more than 1.1°F (0.7°C) since the late 1800s. This warming of the average temperature around the globe has been especially sharp since the 1970s. Global models at NCAR have simulated 20th century climate and found three main factors at work:
1) Solar activity contributed to a warming trend in global average temperature from the 1910s through 1930s.
2) As industrial activity increased following World War II, sun-blocking sulfates and other aerosol emissions helped lead to a slight global cooling from the 1940s to 1970s.
3) Since 1980, the rise in greenhouse gas emissions from human activity has overwhelmed the aerosol effect to produce overall global warming."
http://www.ucar.edu/research/climate/war...

10) THE NASA'S GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES, FOUNDED IN 1961, SPECIALIZES IN SPACECRAFT OBSERVATIONS AND GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS
"A new NASA-funded study used a computer climate model to simulate the last 50 years of climate changes, projects warming over the next 50 years regardless of whether or not nations curb their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions soon. If no emission reductions are made and they continue to increase at the current rate, global temperatures may increase by 1-2º Celsius (1.8º-3.6º Fahrenheit). But if the growth rate of carbon dioxide does not exceed its current rate and if the growth of true air pollutants (things that are harmful to human health) is reversed, temperatures may rise by only 0.75C (1.35F)."
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/2...