2007-12-04 15:51:46 · 11 answers · asked by ♥WestlifeForLife♥ 3 in Environment ➔ Global Warming
Knapper-Nick...while it is true that global warming is part of Earth's natural cycle, it is also evident that humans are the main cause for the recent climate changes. The changes caused by astronomical cycles take place over very long periods of time and generally have no short-term effects, which is not true for what is currently happening. As a matter of fact, as indicated by geological record, we should be entering a period of glaciation right about now, but that is not what's happening! And denial, my friend, will not make human-induced global warming go away; in fact, it will only worsen if we don't acknowledge it and go on living the way we do!
2007-12-04 16:36:03 · update #1
Sure. But why this spamming with hundreds of global warming questions? Read the thousands of proposals in this forum ...
2007-12-07 00:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There will be some variations, but for the most part, river flows will decrease. Global warming is already causing shorter and drier winters, which substantially reduce snowpack. This leads to less runoff when the snow melts in the spring. In some areas this will be offset by higher rainfall, but the overall trend will be a decrease in flows.
2007-12-04 17:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by TG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over all it will increase. But, the times when it is high and low will change as drought grips the west, snow pack decreases in the mountains, and the violence of the mid-western storms increases bringing more flooding lower on the rivers and lower flow on the upper rivers.
I live about 60mi. from Glacier National Park and have been visiting it almost every year for the last 14 years and The pictures that I have from this year as compared to my pictures from the first time I went are Very Scary.
2007-12-04 16:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by James E Lewis AKA choteau 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Both. Every thing that happens is blamed on global warming. Hot, cold, wet, dry, windy, calm, storms, no storms, mudslides, fires, and ED are all pointed to as proof of global warming.
2007-12-05 08:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Due to added and extended drought, it will likely decrease. It would increase if there were major ice sources to contribute to the flow--ice sources that would melt due to global warming.
2007-12-04 16:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Looks like it causes all of the above. Two years ago we had normal rainfall. Last year we had well below average rainfall. And this year we have had well above average rainfall. Yes I do live in the middle of the USA.
2007-12-05 03:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by Larry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Global warming does exist in the sense that everyone would have you believe, its just part of the earths natural cycle so stop worrying about something that doesnt even matter
2007-12-04 16:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
i think at first it will increase but after a while it most probably will decrease
2007-12-04 16:01:32 · answer #8 · answered by need help 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
since much of the rivers will be frozen soon, it's approaching january, it will not be an issue. so much for the scam of global warming.
2007-12-04 15:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by 27ysq 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21321821/
2007-12-04 16:04:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋