Originally posted by StrangeloveAnd the argument that it's cyclical by the right-wing pseudoscientists is bullshit 31
How does this thing come from right-wing scientist anyways? A group of scientist who expresses skepticism on the IPCC is pretty much AGAINST what the government is saying. Does that sound like a right-winger to you?
Regardless of its cause, human activity has been and is a major contributor.
http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm
Also scroll down to the title that says "The Global Warming Hypothesis" and look two charts down. You can see a contrast between scientific analysis and IPCC fabrication of results.
And i'm not the only skeptic either: There is actually a list of scientist on this link that shows those who express skepticism on man's contribution to global warming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientists_opposing_global_warming_consensus
well ofcourse it's not all manmade........if it were we'd still be living in an ice age. Earth goes through climatic shifts every few thousand years. There's nothing we can do to stop them. Are we helping? No.......but it's going to happen eventually, that's nature. Wouldn't our time be better spent implimenting plans for adaptation when it occurs?
Originally posted by Badabing
I'm not completely convinced that Global Warming is all man made but I do think we contribute. We've basically only had reliable satellites for the last 30-40 years and I'm not sure that is enough time to come to a definite conclusion. That being said, I'm all for cleaning the air, water and land from soot, chemicals, garbage and any other pollutants. We've been using coal fired electric plants and gasoline (petroleum) powered engines for over 100 years. There has to be cleaner, safer and more efficient ways to power our cities and transports.
Sums it up nicely, thanks.
Originally posted by Evil Dead
well ofcourse it's not all manmade........if it were we'd still be living in an ice age. Earth goes through climatic shifts every few thousand years. There's nothing we can do to stop them. Are we helping? No.......but it's going to happen eventually, that's nature. Wouldn't our time be better spent implimenting plans for adaptation when it occurs?
This pretty much sums it up, now could all forms of media please move on to more relevant subjects? I don't think some dingleberry journalist in New York City knows Geology from his Cornhole. Best to leave this to ones that actually know what the hell is going on. If media wants to continue competing with Tylenol PM as far as the sleep aid market is concerned, I'd like to see more coverage on future asteroid collisions and Earth Core implosions.
However, research suggests that it is more and more likely that man is a primary cause of global warming.
primary cause?
global warming is defined as a steady planetary increase in temperature over a period of time. Who was the primary cause for the global warming that ended the last ice age around 10k years ago? Or the ice age before that....etc. etc. etc.
we aren't helping the situation......but to say that humans are the primary cause of warming trend that occurs naturally every several thousand years is just ridiculous.
Originally posted by General G
It is man's fault, there is no way of getting around it, it would be nowhere near where it is today if it weren't for humans. Think about it: we cause so much green house gases, one big example of this is that soooo many people in the world use cars, that contributes A LOT to global warming.
So, what started the warm up after the last ice age?
Originally posted by General G
After the meteor hit, all the dust and crap rose and was just kind of floating in the air blocking the sun's rays for however long the ice age was. And then the dust particles, etc. began to settle allowing more light to pass through, therefore heating the earth back up
So, the ice age was started by a meteor? 😱 I've never heard that theory. What started the 4 ice ages before the last one?
I love how everyone is so worked up about global warming. O noes our planets temperature will rise by 4 degrees in 100 years. Hey Einstein we will be lucky if we are still here 100 years from now. There are much more impending matters that need our attention like war, famine, threats from space (asteroids etc and imo should be our biggest worry), natural disaster prevention and detection. I mean jesus christ global warming is not gonna kill us but our Governments are investing millions in to research and the like when there is so much more we need to do. And In no way are we the cause, the earth has its own planet weather system in which it heats up and cools down several times in the course of a few hundred thousand years. I say start pouring our resources in to things which negate the effects of global warming because we wont be here for it to effect us.