Ok folks! What's your take on global warming?

Question

I believe in it.
It's a natural event that is being made worse by us humans.
We can neither slow it down much less stop it.
There are going to be a lot of fols learning to do the back stroke in a few years too.
Now don't go telling me I put this in the wrong section cause I didn't. I put it here to see what my fellow seniors felt about it.
A dragon knows just where she wants stuff.

Now keep your cool folks this is not a televisied debate. And my spell check isn't working either.

Answer 1

Yes. It's happening. But, I believe the chief source of the warming is that gigantic ball which lies some 93 million miles away from us. It's called the sun. As an avid shortwave radio listener for many years I know there has been a marked increase in solar activity in the form of flares, etc. over the past 20 years. NASA even reports some melting of the polar ice caps. On Mars!
There is not one thing we can do about it. To suppose otherwise is to exhibit a collossal degree of arrogance. When it comes to planet Earth, we humans are the fleas on the back of the dog.

Answer 2

I say it's partly us and partly just the earth going through another change. At on time all the continents were together and then they drifted apart. The Ice Age went through and created beautiful places like Yosemite. Now we have glaciers melting in the Arctic and Antarctica. I feel bad for the polar bears which will become extinct. We will have a rising of the oceans and that means many Oceanside cities will be in major trouble from flooding. We have drought in many parts of the world and it won't get any better. We are a wasteful, disposable society. We can practice conservation and it will only help a little. Some people do not believe anything is happening and go through life with their heads in the sand. Nothing can stop it and it will happen whether or not we want to. I know I will not be here to see it. But the next generation and those after will.

Answer 3

Good Day,folks,
The earth came into being, approx. 4.5 Billion years ago, and at that time, the whole earth was over 2000 degrees, F*. After some 1billion years or so, it had cooled down enough for the molten surface (ROCK) to solidify. I won't waste a lot more time on that. About 400,000 (four hundred thousand) years ago, over 80 % of the earth was covered with ICE!! There is differing opinions among the Geological Scientists, about whether it was just over 80%, or if the WHOLE earth (100%) was covered.
Between these two time spans, there were Dozens of 'wild' temperature fluctions. About 15,000 to 18,000 years ago, the whole of Canada, and the northern 35 to 40 % of the USA was covered by Glaciers ( the source of 'placer' gold in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, etc.) is the result of the glacers pushing the 'tops' of displaced mountains, southward from Canada. The history of mankind, +/- 12,000- 15,000 years, is akin to the "single blink of someones EYE", to a man living to be 72 years old, compared to the lifespan of "Mother Earth".
The cycles of "Mother Earth's" living matter, vegitation, animals, bacteria, algi, etc, are ever changing and greatly varying.
To equate a change in temperature any place on earth over (less than) 100,000 years, is akin to measuring the back yard temperature, between clear sunlight and 1 minuet later, when a cloud shields the sun, momentarily.
For the past few hundred years( a blink of the human eye, in earths time) we humans have not experienced a large volcanic event / eruption. What we have seen are Small events. The Last "larger" event was about 75,000years ago,Mt. Tuibo, and that single event covered the earths atmosphere with enough "Pulitants" to shield the sun light, causing a world wide freeze, lasting for dozens of years!
Just ONE "AVERAGE SIZE" volcanic event, will put more 'green house gas's and polutiatents' into the atmosphere, than ALL of mankinds insurtions.
Are we, have we, humans contributed to the "Global Warming" situation ?? Yes, however the comparison is like a 100 watt light bulb, shining outside on a bright sunny after noon.
The scatology of "Global Warming" has garnered approx.$1000,000,000.00 US Dollars (This past weeks news item, only announced 1 time) into the pocket of the KING'S pocket. Sorry my spell check is not working.
For now, 'nuff said

Answer 4

The sky is falling, the sky is falling, No I don't think so. And I didn't like Al Gore getting on an old band wagon, and rec.
awards that should be given to professionals in that field. As
well it seems even they differ in opinion. Certainly we have pollution etc. we should curb and stay on top of and I do believe in recycling, if any thing we will run out of places to
dump, in this now throw away consumer world. I can't help but
believe the complete state of the universe is in the hands of
a greater power then any human on earth.

Answer 5

Earth is a living, breathing planet. It eats asteroids and comets at times. It belches fiery burps and sometimes has very bad breath. It rumbles and shakes when it feels like it and it likes to play as long as it doesn't get away from the sun. I don't think mankind is powerful enough to do all the damage we are accused of. I do believe the earth is warming and that it has been warming since the last ice age which was not the first ice age. The oceans have also been rising. Why do you think they have dikes in Holland and canals in Venice? At the moment it happens to be politically correct to draw attention to it so everybody sits up and takes notice.

Answer 6

gosh, I don't have a spell check. well i am not to worried although i do see its causing problems up in the artic and anartica. well you see the spellings isn't great either. but you know back in the 40's was places very cold and then 80's very hot i mean its hots and cold very high so i am just wondering maybe its like this. there will be some hots and colds all over and ik now that in like for instance michigan its alot warmer int he winters then in the 50's but heck is this warming? I am not a dragon but am interested but not so sure its this. we may not see the blunt of this for maybe what a 1000 years? i mean its not here now. its going on for a very long time and then it will reverse itself again. but we'll never see it cause i am going to hit for the happy hunting ground in next 20 or so years maybe.

Answer 7

Humanity is here and we have our effect on stuff. How much, how good or bad ? no one knows. Will the gasoline engine survive forever?, will the sun burn out, will we get hit with an astroid and in the head by a peanut ? Who knows.? I DO feel that as stewarts, we should be making conscious efforts in areas that we KNOW there are problems. But always thought that story of "The Sky is Falling" chick was a comedy.

Answer 8

We have only a few hundred years of complete data and the earth has been here for thousands. Things move in cycles; hours, days, seasons etc. I think we're in a warming season that's bigger than summer but will eventually turn to fall These temperture changes have caused changes in the earth's surface since the beginning. The outcome isn't written in stone but let's do our best to make this earth better!.

luvspbr2 above me gave a great answer!

Answer 9

I believe it is happening also. I feel so sorry for the polar bears in the Arctic. Many scientists say this is a normal occurrence but I am not so sure. Too many things seem out of whack now. I will do my part. Now if I can just do something about people who move in my neighborhood and chop the trees down and dig up the lawn so that they can cement the front lawn for a bigger driveway!

Answer 10

I do think that it is happening. I don't know exactly how to word this though. In the past, coal was the best and most efficient way to heat homes and provide energy to factories. You could see the residue in the air and in your home, but I don't think that anyone thought that the effects would last for years to come. You think that the wind will simply blow it away. I'm not sure that we can undo the effects from the past, but we can be more aware that what we put into the air may affect our future.

I do think that dragon knows the right place for stuff!