The report, based on the work of some 2,500 scientists in more than 130 countries, concluded that humans have caused all or most of the current planetary warming. Human-caused global warming is often called anthropogenic climate change" This was from a 2007 National Geographic report.
Does anyone else find it strange that there are people that still deny their is an issue with humanity destroying the earth?
What can we do as individuals to help?
2007-10-12 04:59:07 · 19 answers · asked by Deirdre O 7 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html
2007-10-12 05:28:48 · update #1
I keep looking through the questions for something really enticing to answer, so I thought I would try this one. I truly believe with all my heart that you "regulars, especially the pseudo intellectual types with the high IQ's deserve the trolls and all the others who love to harass you. Just look at these answers for crying out loud. Gore just won the peace prize and you are still putting him down. I am personally going to get back out there and do more reading, rather than Y/A. This has become a toilet. I marked the question as interesting and Rio you came through great again, kudos to you, I am off again.
2007-10-12 15:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by sashali 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You'll get a kick out of this Deidre. The idea that there is NO global warming extends to some scientists! Yes, I swear! One of our local news stations has this 'meteorologist' who made an 'on air statement' about how he thought it was baloney, and instead supported the theory that the earth goes through indescribable seasons. He said this was what happened to the dinosaurs, etc. I think there may be some truth to that argument, but overall it IS man that has done the bulk of the damage and caused these changes. Btw, I don't give his 'theory' much credit because his weather reports are wrong 80% of the time! I dunno how he even has a job!!!
I'm just waiting for a hybrid car that can do a quarter mile in under 10 seconds. SOLD! Got a problem with a lead foot here. I know its bad, but I call it extreme defensive driving!
2007-10-12 05:23:15 · answer #2 · answered by bijou 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I think more needs to be done to curb green house gases and there are many ways to do it but what it all comes down to is money and greed! You think for 1 second the oil companies want people to use alternative fuel sources! It's like the automotive industry they have engines that will run for a couple hundred thousand miles and other parts that would last pretty much forever but that would be shooting themselves in the foot because of no more need to buy. It really comes down to people not really caring about the future of this planet because their thought is I am not gonna be around to worry about it!!! I think all new homes built should use green sources for most of the needs like solar or wind I mean come on it's here to be used to make this world a better and healthier place for our children and future generations! The people who do care need to step up and force these changes by petitions and letter and if need be standing at the door of our governments to make sure they do the things that they were given the power to do. But the biggest obstacle is getting the money grubbing SOB's out and voting in the right people!
2007-10-12 06:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by mrjamfy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't it the Swedish scientist, Svante Arrhenius who first came up with the 'Hot House Theory' and 'Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions' in 1906? Has it really taken this long for people to start to listen? I am sure that I have seen something about Arrhenius (could be His Nobel prize for chemistry) on Wikipedia. Perhaps what We need to do is create a list of sites that others can then go to so as to find answers. After all, that is the name of the game. 'Answers'.
2007-10-12 05:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think the best option to help is to pass laws. Companies and individuals can be counted on to do what's cheaper - unless it's illegal. So we must pour some money into Earth-friendly technology to bring down its price while we make pollution no longer cost effective by levying taxes on companies that don't take similar-cost alternatives (if all else is equal) that are better for the environment.
Oh, and if I hear a celebrity with a mansion, four cars, and a private jet to go from the US to Europe every month claim to "care about the environment" since he bought a Prius just *one more time*..... Argh. Why don't we send tax money to poor people that don't use a car as a big thank you for *actually* saving the Earth by using public transportation, walking, or bike riding?
2007-10-12 05:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by Junie 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I wonder what is the connection between Global Warming and Gender and Women's Studies. I wish top contributors showed better examples for other users of Yahoo Answers.
But I think Global Warming and anthropogenic climate changes are possible. I dont think humanity is destroying the earth though. For example a tsunami or a big vulcanic eruption can cause more climate changes than 3657 times anthropogenic climate changes. Also the climate should change. The erath has ever been subjected to climate changes. It is a requirement for evolution. I want all life forms to evolve. May be the earth will have a lot of beautiful life forms that can survive in the anthropogenically changed climates when we are all persihed and long gone.
2007-10-12 05:29:42 · answer #6 · answered by ByTheWay 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
my take is that conservation and trying to live the greenest life possible is the key to happiness, for me and for the earth.
I don't necessarily buy into global warming, but I do think that the hype is pushing a "greener" view into the minds of the masses and that is a GREAT thing. Not only for mother earth, but for your pocket book (by conserving more and less spent on Doctor visits through preventative medicine and living a healthier lifestyle).
2007-10-12 05:28:32 · answer #7 · answered by kub2 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Strange? No. Sad and infuriating, yes.
BTW, most Americans DO accept the findings of scientists. If we lived in a democracy, the government would have acted.
What to do?
Fight for genuine science education.
Hold politicians' feet to the fire.
2007-10-12 09:10:12 · answer #8 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Keep in mind that many of those individuals have had their research funded by right-wing lobby groups. National Geographic has no axe to grind, therefore they are more credible.
2007-10-12 05:33:23 · answer #9 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
LOL@ Ronnie: I knew you'd find a way to blame feminists for global warming....(I predicted this long ago...lol!)
Stockman: how can you be in such denial? Humans aren't destroying the earth? What planet do you live on, I wonder? Take a look around you! The evidence is everywhere...it's in our oceans, in our lakes, in the ground, underground, in the air we breathe...how can you think that we don't have any impact on our planet?
Yes our climate changes, fluxuates, but there is plenty of evidence to show that this fluxuation we are currently experiencing deviates from the pattern of "normal fluxuation" by a great degree. How can anyone deny this? The scientific evidence is there...the whole world sees it...but this country has lived in denial and continues to do so, and yet we're the leading producer of the pollutants that are causing this to happen! It's morally and ethically outrageous, and it's time people started taking it seriously.
I think we need to continue to develop power sources that come from wind, water, and solar power. We need to use less coal and nuclear power.
2007-10-12 05:06:48 · answer #10 · answered by It's Ms. Fusion if you're Nasty! 7 · 3⤊ 5⤋