is climate change realy happening?

Question

and what is in store for the future and how bad will it get let me no what you all think thanks in advance

Answer 1

http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn11462

Answer 2

YES.
its a natural process.
But irresponsible companies and individuals with no care or heart for the planet or their kids refuse to change their ways to slow it down so we can change with it.
There are 2 kinda people on this earth. People that care for the future and the world.
And people that don't.
Sadly the "don't cares" are in charge of huge governments and corporations all over the world and so human induced climate change will have a detrimental effect upon the children ov the future. (and the economy)
the economic effect is long term, nobody will notice untill a huge hurricane tears apart a USA city. Or a huge flood hits london. And then they will suddenly notice both the human cost, and economic cost that comes from ignoring nature.

Answer 3

Climate change is always happening. After the last Ice Age some 10,500 year ago the climate warmed and the ice sheets melted. Perhaps the origin of the story of the Flood as handed down to the Bible, came as a result of higher sea levels. The time from then to the present is called the Holocene. For 7,500 years the climate was warmer than the present, then it cooled off for a few centuries and got warmer than today around 1000, when the Vikings could grow wheat in their Greenland colonies. Then the climate changed to colder during the Little Ice Age which didn't end until about 1812-15 when the French Army froze in Russia and the US had snow in every state every month of the year. Since then the climate has been in a warming trend.

Look at the climate for the entire Holocene and define a "normal climate". The last 150 years is not "normal" just because it has been recorded using thermometers. Sea levels change as temperatures change. Cold periods lower sea levels and in warm periods they rise.

Perhaps polar bears existed during the Ice Age over 10,500 years ago. Where were they during the 7,500 yrs of warm climate? Did they only appear in the last 3,000 years? Where were they during the warmer period of the Vikings in Greenland? No, the polar bear will not disappear. The greatest variety of species is found in warm climates, so a warmer planet should give rise to more species and more life.

How much did Algore say the seas would rise? He overstated, but at one inch a year we have 120 years for a 10 foot rise. That gives you plenty of time to walk to higher ground. The disaster would be to all those rich people who own beachfront property and vote with the political Left from guilt over being wealthy, as it all disappears into the waves. Then those poorer people inland will get rich as their land becomes beachfront.

You may have orange groves in Cornwall someday. North Africa could enter a period of more rain. A warm climate means more evaporation of water into the air and thus more rain. As the difference in temperature between the poles and the equator becomes less there will be fewer violent storms. Don't mistake the weather for the climate. Weather is constantly changing while climate is figured on long-term averages.

JSB [posted above] - is one of those who would force everyone to live a simpler life, owning less, eating less, walking everywhere in a simple pastoral setting. No phones, TV, radio, recorded music, cars, living in tiny homes. Grow your own food using stone tools, since metal involves mining, smelting, fire, production of CO2. Probably is opposed to using animals for any purpose. He is the type who would do this by law and with a clear conscience impose a tyranny because it is "Saving the Planet". And the more his type tries and fails to stop the climate from changing the more draconian their attempts will become.

I just hope that I can help hold his type at bay until I will no longer care, since I will be in a better place.

Answer 4

Yes it's really happening, nobody knows for sure how bad things will get though. There are so many unknown variables involved, including whether nations will adopt green practices in time to avoid catastrophic change. Very loosely, here are some of the changes we might expect;

More extreme weather systems - More powerful cyclones/hurricanes and also more extreme heat waves etc

Higher global average temperatures - potentially leading to increased sea levels, flooding and environmental refugees

Dry areas get dryer - Desertification of sub sahara and grass lands

Loss of biodiversity - Species are already dying at an alarming rate and stresses through climate change will accelerate this process

Answer 5

confident, climate substitute is particularly happening, and there is not any doubt that the substitute is being pushed through human beings. no you're able to dispute the Keeling Curve, and no person that is conscious something concerning the function of carbon dioxide in climate can dispute the importance of that. i won't be in a position to have faith most of the thoroughly wacko responses to this question, yet human beings like tankgirl and alec a are in simple terms deluded. On a relatively effective be conscious, there actually is probably no longer adequate fossil fuels around to thoroughly screw up earth's climate. Reserves of coal and petroleum seem to be grossly over priced. that does no longer mean that issues won't get undesirable, although--the international's economy relies upon on low-cost power and the lack of it may reason financial give way.

Answer 6

Yes it is. Strange as it sounds they say that Britain will probably get colder because the Gulf stream relies on the cold waters of the North to divert it towards us. London is on the same latitude as Moscow, so they will get Moscow weather. London is in the South, so the rest of the country will get colder than that. The far North of Scotland is pretty near the Arctic circle now, so they will get Siberian weather. Add to this the rise in water levels and the agriculture of Britain will suffer drastically. All of this can be added to the fact that we are importing more than a million people every 2 years, not counting the high birthrate that will ensue, for it is what the third world does best. (My Somali taxi driver told me that he had 14 children) I imagine that by the end of this century Britain will be much like a frozen Bangladesh with starvation rampant. How on earth we will feed ourselves I have no idea, for we make very little now for sale overseas and by the century's end we will make nothing at all but hungry mouths. Add to this the extremists here and world wide, the ready supply of home made nukes and much worse, home made plagues in the hands of despots desperate in the face of global calamity and things won't be nice at all. And of course,this kind of thing won't stop when we turn the century, it will continue indefinitely. Merry Christmas!

Answer 7

Yes the climate is changing in cycles,
There is a drought wet cycle of about 11 years,
The energy of the sun reaching the earth also changes in cycles. There are a lot more cycles.

The human contribution is slightly exaggerated but it is a fact.

How bad will it get is really hard to say.

What can we do: We must at least stop abusing nature the way we do and reverse situations whenever possible.

People in cities often believe they are Innocent. The mere fact that energy is consumed or that people must travel or flush the toilet contributes.

Answer 8

The climate is always changing. The climate can never be static, or the same over time.

The change in the climate today is no different then any changes in the past.

Man cannot influence the climate. The climate is far to huge for man to have any effect.

The climate is natural. We may be slightly warmer than in times in the past, but by no means are we the hottest during the history of the planet.

It will cool down again. This is sure. The cold is far more difficult on life then the warmth is, so enjoy this while it's here, it isn't going to be around for lever.

Answer 9

Yes climate change is really happening and the politicians of the world know it is but are afraid to tell us. That is why they appointed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to research the problem and tell us what needs to be done. Politicians hope we will take notice of what the most eminent scientists say rather than believe Dr Jello. By showing our understanding and by taking action ourselves we can demonstrate to the politicians that there are votes to be gained from taking sensible action to curb global warming.

The action needed is to simplify our lifestyles and reduce CO2 emissions by walking and pedalling more (instead of using cars) and by buying less stuff. Many of our lives are cluttered with stuff which cause CO2 to be emitted in manufacture, transport (often across the globe) and disposal. Our eating habits are equally greedy and damaging in terms of CO2 emissions. (If we were to eat less meat, eat what has been grown locally, eat food that has not been packaged, eat less, and waste less we would be much healthier as well.)

The consequences of not curbing our greed would be more storms, more deserts, more flooding and many millions of refugees to the areas of the world least effected. Wildlife is already finding the pace of change too rapid to cope with because plants and animals can not migrate fast enough, particularly with roads and towns in the way. This is reducing biodiversity which would eventually leads to more disease in all forms of life. The climate changes naturally but the IPCC has found that it is more rapid than usual and in the opposite direction to the way nature would be taking us at the present time. If the change were slow both man and wildlife would be able to adapt gradually but the speed of the current changes and the fact that they are accelerating makes that impossible and will lead to catastrophic social and economic collapse if nothing is done.

At the same time we have another serious problem; the depletion of non-renewable resources such as oil, gas, coal and copper. These resources are fast running short and becoming more expensive. If we allow demand for them to continue growing, as at present, then the price rises will accelerate and lead again to social and economic collapse.

Fortunately the solution to both climate change and resource depletion is the same - less greed, simpler lifestyles and sustainable technology such as wind, wave, tide, hydro and solar power. And it is not too late providing we act immediately. The challenges (e.g. of developing the technology) are exciting, the simpler lifestyle is healthier and fun and all we need do is demonstrate this to politicians and fellow citizens. It is certainly more fun than trying to keep up with the neighbours and will provide a better world, which has not been exhausted, for our children and grandchildren.

Answer 10

Climate change is debatable. One recent channel 4 documentary suggests that more scientific research should be done. For instance, you might think that CO2 levels would go up before a temperature rise, but actually, the temperature levels go up, and then so does atmospheric CO2 afterwards. If it is happening though, you will be affected by food shortages and wars. The link below has more info. Paste it into your URL bar.

Answer 11

The climate is always changing, the earth is a living breathing planet.
Just wake up everyday and just live and not worry about it. Why, because you dont know how long u r going to live for so what is the point of worrying?