global Warming?

Question

Global warming has been in the headlines lately and i have a question. Why is global warming being pinned on people and cars, power plants etc. When global warming trigures an ice age. If thats the case weve already had several ice ages. so couldnt global warming just be a cycle. Cus honestly unless a trex was driving around in a himmer wouldnt an ice age just be a earth cycle?

Answer 1

Global warming is a natural cycle. Sure pollution sucks but it is not the reason for it. Even without the industrial age there would be another ice age. The bottled water industry will kill us all...

Answer 2

In the past global warming and cooling has been caused by natural cycles.

One of the things that keeps our planet at a habitable temperature and one of the contributors to global warming in the past are the greenhouse gases. Many of these occur naturally but in the last 200 years our activities have resulted in the emission of far more of these gases than can be handled by natural cycles.

The result is that the excess gases have accumulated in the atmosphere. Natural greenhouse gases maintain a more or less steady temperature, the human ones add to the natural warming and lead to excessive warming - what we call global warming.

GW is being pinned on people, cars, power plants etc because these are sources of greenhouse gases. One of the main sources is the burning of fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas.

Global warming won't trigger an ice age for a very, very long time yet. Our position within the natural cycles that trigger ice ages puts us at abou 70 million years to go. Before the onset of another ice age there will be intense warming of the planet, by about another 20°C or so. Even if we did everything possible to cause global warming we wouldn't be able to cause this sort of temperature rise for thousands of years.

One possibility, that's all it is, is that global warming could trigger a change on the ocean current that transports warm water from the Caribbean to northwestern Europe, this current keeps parts of Europe warmer than they would be otherwise. If GW disrupts this particular current there will be cooling in some parts of Europe and a mini ice age will develop over the course of a few thousand years.

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Answer 3

It's about time we put the blame squarely on humanity which have caused this situation. The scientific evidence is very strong. CO2 is the major driver of our current climate change. The climate change is happening at an alarming rate. Immediate action is needed. We had successfully closed the ozone hole. Now we can solve the current crises which is much worse.

Join intelligent people from around the world tackling the problem of global warming through two important goals

1. Control of carbon emissions worldwide. The developed world should take the lead and limit the carbon emissions through taxation and carbon offsetting and lower the standard of living of the common people to a reasonable level that the developing world can easily reach within the next 20 years.

2. Reducing the population of the human race which if not controlled by a UN body will increase the burden of an already over burdened planet and stress our resources and our environment far beyond the breaking point. This will have to be done by the developing third world in however manner they deem appropriate. We must reduce our population from 6 billion to 2 billion by the year 2050 to have a sustainable future.

Together the world CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. It is not out of our reach. We just need to know HOW WE ARE CAUSING AGW and every person should be given a realistic picture. All this fuzzy pink stuff in the media doesn't give you the facts or the solutions that people must know NOW. There is no use waiting to give out all the pertinent information.

Global warming is the single most important problem of mankind since the dawn of civilization. We are either going to come out of it wiser or we will all be extinct.

Answer 4

No.

We have increased CO2 levels so much its now WAY out of the natural cycle. And to add that were chopping down trees and trees soak up CO2 and if we have less trees more CO2 gets stuck up in the atmosphere trapping more heat. Then the ice caps melt making the sea level raise and putting 100million people out of a home if it rose 20feet (it will raise 20 feet if western Antarctica or Greenland melts) Then overcrowding will occur putting even more stress on the Environment. And with the sea becoming warmer the algae and coral die because its too warm. Its a never ending cycle that we have made out of wack by a long shot.

Answer 5

Part of it may be a cycle. But don't worry, climatologists are well-aware of climate cycles.

The fundamental science behind global warming is not in dispute. Here's the logic, which is not refuted by anyone with any expertise:

(1) We are simply thickening the atmosphere by burning millions of years worth of fossil fuels in a span of about two centuries. By burning those fuels, we are transforming a solid (hydrocarbons) into a gas (CO2) by oxidizing hydrocarbons.

(2) The thickening of the atmosphere with CO2 causes planets to become warmer, much like a giant blanket. We have two examples in the solar system. Mars is too cold for Earth life because it has a very thin atmosphere, and Venus is too hot for Earth life because it has a very think atmosphere full of CO2.

Now, there's no doubt that other factors affect climate: proximity to the Sun, Earth's orbit, brightness of the Sun, etc. No one disputes that either, but skeptics latch on to these excuses to justify the status quo.

But the reality is that our increasing the amount of planetary CO2 by 40-50% (and there are a few other greenhouse gases to be concerned about, but CO2 is the one humans most influence) will cause the Earth to get warmer, on average. And this change is taking place much more rapidly than geologic cycles.

Answer 6

Yes of course there are natural climate drivers, and there are natural cycles that cause ice ages. But the current warming (slow as it seems to be) is *much* faster than any past natural climate changes. The evidence that it is caused by humans burning fossil fuels is very secure.

Answer 7

One of the most important environment changes now in progress is a buildup of atmospheric CO2. Undoubtedly, the added CO2 in the atmosphere is coming from the burning of fossil fuels, the cutting down of forests and the wastage of soil humus. Moreover, other gases are now being added, with similar properties. The main outcome of the buildup is likely to be a change of climate, notably toward greater warmth.

Answer 8

No--the global warming is not due to nattural causes.

The reason is simple: scientists examined all possible causes for the currentglobal warming. Carefully andver a period ofyears.

The showed that the natural factors that can cause global warming are not responsible for the current global warming--the various human activities you mentioned are.

In otherds--as scientists have said repeatedly--they ALREADY checked out your 'hypothesis"--and ruled it out.

Our current global warming is caused by human activity. Get over it, already.

Answer 9

Global warming is so debatable at this time that you wouldn't want to call it a theory leave alone a fact. What is true is that the polar ice caps are melting, specific animals, birds and fish are becoming extinct and weather is changing along with ocean currents. I for one think it is an earth cycle and I like it because where I live it is much cooler than the 3 digit temperatures we have had in the past. I don't like to see creatures go extinct and that is happening primarily because of the stupidity of mankind. Global warming is not to blame for that. So I go along with global warming to help save the animals.

Answer 10

There is not the slightest chance that the Climatologists don't understand the role of the natural cycles. It's like suggesting NASA doesn't understand the role of gravity.