The first seven days of October have been warm here in the northeast. My question is:?

Question

Assuming there are only 5 million homes that heat with oil in the northeast, and we all saved one or two gallons per night because we didn't have to heat our homes because of the warm weather, that should produce a surplus of 25 to 50 million gallons of heating oil. In addition to not burning that approximately 25 to 50 million gallons of heating oil, what kind of affect do you think this has had on the manmade aspects of "global warming"?
Now multiply that by the many more millions of homes that have not had to use heating oil thus far this year. How do you think that affects the manmade aspects "global warming"?

This trend of using less oil would seemingly continue as the planet is apparently showing no signs of cooling, at our one-degree per hundred years rate. Do you believe the planet has the ability to self regulate?

As the rain forest is depleted, new forests are growing in Siberia and other places that never had forests before. Change, yes. Imminent irreversible disaster? doubt it. Right?

Answer 1

To think we have more power than God and nature is a fairy tale.
Look at Al bore flying around in his private jet and when he speaks in NYC it is a blizzard each time.
He also gets the money for so called carbon credits that idiots of the Church of what's happening now think or the Church of Global stupid.

I hope it is warming and the two left coast on the east and west will be under water. Than we in fly over country will not allow these traitors to enter.

Answer 2

Your assumption that this will probably make no dfifference in the long run is correct. The problem is that even though weather is hotter in places, it's also colder in other places than it used to be. The weather patterns, as well as the patterns of vegetation, are in erratic flux. But the overall trend is toward a hotter planet, and the glaciers are melting faster by the day. That's the biggie. Shifting of water supplies is going to cause entire populations to migrate and make other areas suddenly over-populated. Famine and drought will be widespread, not to mention the wars and general unrest that will likely result from places being too too crowded and resources too scarce. It's really a gloomy forecast all-around.

BTW aleesonaroll's assertions are INCORRECT. That's the false belief that so many people have that is causing them to be unconcerned and do nothing or little. The earth's population is now so great that we absolutely DO have an impact on the patterns of earth's atmosphere, and it is BAD. The idea that the earth will adjust itself in the way that forests are regenerated by wildfires, that things will all even out somehow is, unfortunately, very wishful thinking.

Answer 3

That would be an example of a negative feedback mechanism. That is a mechanism caused by and also acting against global warming. Of course lots of people like to concentrate on the positive feedback mechanisms. Those are things caused by and enhancing global warming, like melting ice uncovering dark ground that absorbs more heat from the Sun than the white ice that used to cover it. There are an almost infinite number of possible positive and negative feedback mechanisms, to the point that some theories even have global warming causing global cooling. Although I don't see how that is possible since the negative feedback would naturally have to return the climate to its original state BEFORE it could result in more cooling.

Answer 4

I do believe the planet has the power and ability to self-regulate. Hence, natural disasters like hurricane's, earthquakes, tsunami's, etc. The Earth is a lot older than we really are aware and it has survived out here in the universe for quite some time- without assistance. When it's inhabitants began to abuse it to the point of damage and destruction, it will exerterminate them like a bad case of fleas. Something is horribly awry with our atmosphere/weather, in my opinion. Somebody somewhere knows what's going on, but they downplay it and quiet it to maintain world civility. When the time is right, I'm sure the Earth will do it's deed and self-regulate.

Answer 5

I think your mild winter will fail to kill off some disease or other, or allow some carrier into your region where there is no immunity/defence against it. This will cause dirruption in aggriculture, causing more land to be put under the plough and more transportation to fill the gap of the bad harvest.

That's what's happening in the UK with bluetounge disease.
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Answer 6

As the world warms, we'll use a little less energy on heating. And a little more on air conditioning. It's not a big deal, either way.

With global warming, you have to think long term, not this week.

Answer 7

The clearing of the reforests is another major factor. Also, the development of highly populated countries is a huge factor. Warming will not stop these by itself.

Answer 8

Well, I had my air conditioning on.