Facts are not for or against anything, they simply exist. The key is to find one explanation that takes into account all the facts.
For instance, I'm in North Dakota right now and it's pretty chilly. It was warmer a couple of weeks ago when I was in Texas. Those are facts, and if you take no other facts into account (like Texas is almost always warmer than NoDak or that it's fall and in 2 weeks different weather will move in and be trending towards winter), then those facts by themselves would be against global warming.
Your question needs to be: "what explanation ignores the least facts?"
2007-09-13 16:57:33
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answered by Now and Then Comes a Thought 6
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The current global warming cycle is a fact..! What you don't hear much though is that global warming is a *natural* cycle that Earth has gone through countless times in the past, long before our civilization was even here. It's also a fact that there is nothing...repeat, NOTHING...that mankind can do to stop the current cycle from happening. Our civilization is contributing to it, but it's going to continue no matter what we do. Even for us to have the slightest positive effect on the current global warming we would have to decrease the effects of our civilization on it by at least 90% That in itself would be more of a disaster than if we did nothing.
2007-09-13 23:57:44
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answered by Chug-a-Lug 7
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Global Warming or Climate Change, measurable increases in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and landmasses. Scientists believe Earth is currently facing a period of rapid warming brought on by rising levels of heat-trapping gases, known as greenhouse gases, in the atmosphere.
Greenhouse gases retain the radiant energy (heat) provided to Earth by the Sun in a process known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases occur naturally, and without them the planet would be too cold to sustain life as we know it. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s, however, human activities have added more and more of these gases into the atmosphere. For example, levels of carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, have risen by 35 percent since 1750, largely from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. With more greenhouse gases in the mix, the atmosphere acts like a thickening blanket and traps more heat.
2007-09-14 09:13:28
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answered by answerandsave 2
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Not really. The important fact now is that we need to see if we can start some "Global Cooling" and at the same time maintain economic growth so that no one freezes to death or is left out in the cold, so to speak.
2007-09-14 01:36:54
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answered by endpov 7
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That the warming is happening, there is
no doubt.
That our converting fossil fuel to CO2 is
part if the cause, there is no doubt.
How much warming is part of a 'natural cycle`
and how much is man made is a source of
contention.
The 'natural cycle` arguments seem to come
from researchers with an "industrial" agenda.
2007-09-14 01:16:08
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answered by Irv S 7
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http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-dMWGRys6aa_XpBRW8maZPnay52Qj_6U-?cq=1&p=12 read this. I found it on some scientists site it is hard to find any reason not to believe in global warming. this girl did a lot of research on it.
2007-09-14 05:18:54
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answered by obsidiangrl 2
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The fact is that it has arrived...with very little warning to the globe.
2007-09-13 23:56:08
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answered by Anonymous
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