why are people arguing about Global Warming?
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because they are to dumb to look back at history because it dosent exist. because think about it we are coming out of an ice age. it makes sense dosent it? fact: there have been ice ages. fact: there is a lot of ice in ice ages. so if you know about water then you know the same amount of it is here that was here when the earth began so literally it is dinasor piss. well during an ice age lots of stuff is covered in water/ice ( i know i live in minnesota and it is known that it was fully covered with ice.). so where is all the water? in ice bergs, glachiers, ect. so it would make sense that to leave an ice age most things would melt right? so they are still melting they will finish melting and cover parts of the world, then it will slowly freze causing an ice age. why would humans make that big of a difference? we are insignificant to the world.(everyone in the world could fit in texas and it would only be as densly populated as ny city). so our vehicles and combustable engines couldent have that big of an effect. but you say "what about the ozone thinning?" well i am not saying it hasent but it was because of the cfc's(cloral floral carbons) which broke up the ozone by atatching to ozone molocules. but the cfc's are no longer around. the ozone is healing itself as it is meant too. ther was no real hole only a thining which is also bad. but now it is closing up and returning to normal. if you think that the co2 we produced cant be good well think about it it isnt that mutch and while the earth was cooling after beieng created it released tons of co2. so what people will notice in the next 1-9000 years is it will warm up but in that time it will also cool down and eventually there will be an ice age. just because the great human race is here dosent mean that the earth will stop having ice ages as it has done by its self for billoins of years. think about it.
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Ok, I don't know why everyone has to be so rude. I wrote a paper on global warming and it was a real bear, so I feel your pain. It's not the easy issue you'd think, especially if you're trying to examine both sides of the issue. The media treats global warming like it's just a fact, while in reality global warming is a theory, one with many facets and holes. I'm not saying that it's not correct, but there are many unanswered questions. \n\nHere's some real help for you:\nhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html\nhttp://www.globalwarming.org/\nhttp://www.climatehotmap.org/\nhttp://weather.about.com/cs/globalwarming/index.htm\n\nPapers worthy of reading:\n\nBliese, John R. E., (2001) Facts and Myths about Global Warming: A Conservative Perspective. The Green Elephant Magazine, Summer Edition, 2001\n\nHoughton, Sir John (1997). Global Warming: The Complete Briefing. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, MA.\n\nIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), (2001). Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis, Technical Summary.\n\nSinger, Fred (2003). Global Warming: Fact or Myth. Environmental Defense, CapMAG, Washington, D.C.\n\n\nWhen you get around to finishing your paper, check out www.wordtechs.com for help proofing and polishing it to an "A."\n\nBest wishes,\n~Tia~\nYahoo Brainiac\nhttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html
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Global warming is mostly caused by humans because we release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere by burning wood, driving cars, burning other fossil fuels etc.\n\nuse this site for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming . Even though it's wikipedia, it's got accurate information.
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the global warming theory is driven by politics, not science
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Global warming is happening, make no mistake about it.  This natural cycle that we're going through seems to be accelerating.  Is it due to humans?  Quite possibly.  Can we do anything about it?  Maybe, but will it have a dramatic effect?  Who knows.\nNobody in their right mind believes we are going to "destroy" the planet.  At worst we'll just make it uninhabitable.
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Global warming and cooling, in nature, has cycles beyond our control. AS a species, we have vastly accelerated the warming by CO2 emissions from burning of fossil fuel. The CO2 is/has formed higly reflective shield around the globe that holds heat IN, yet allows sunlight to go through it. The heat builds up, but cannot escape fast enough to prevent warming of the planet. We have reached a critcal stage in this cycle. IF we do not greatly reduce CO2 emissions within the next 10 years, it will be too late for us to stop the cycle that has started. Ice caps will melt and the surface of the Earth will change drastically. Storms will intensify dramatically, having more and more heat to power them. WE are within just a few years of a catastrophe, and yet, no one seems willing to act upon it, in fact, no one seems to even acknowledge the pending disaster. Life as we know it will be very different than it is today. WE are, time wise, just around the corner from a life threatening climate which will be conducive to an instant ICE AGE. If you have any doubt, see the movie, "Day After Tomorrow." The premise of the movie is NOT sci fi...it is very real.
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Here is the problem with global warming.\n1.  We do not know that it is occurring.\n2.  Even if it is occurring, we do not know if the sun is to blame, like with the melting of Martian polar caps, or if it is planet caused.\n3.  Even if it is planet caused, we do not know if it is nature, like when Krakatoa and Helens blew, or man caused.\n4.  Even if it is man caused, we do not know if the overall effects of an increased growing season and farmland increase is a bad thing.\n5.  Even if it is bad, we do not know if we can reverse it.\n6.  Even if we can reverse it, we do not know if it is more economically efficient to adapt or to try to reverse it.\n\nBut think instead of wack a mole at chucky cheese you could play club a seal in alaska.  Could be fun.
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Global Warming is the increase in temperatures in our climate within our atmosphere. It is caused by liberal politicians and environmental wackos from the US and other western countries yakking, crying and complaining about how our modern way of life ( i.e. anything from industrial, technological and day to day conveniences ) is polluting and destroying the planet. The toxic gasses produced by all their whining and complaining is filling up our atmosphere with warm unfilthy air. The result is a "greenhouse" effect. All that hot, vile and unhealthy  gasses coming out of their mouth is a danger to us all. As a sidebar, I have to note that the environmental wackos and the liberal politicians have different agendas as to why they are crying and complaining, but that is another topic all together. \n\nSo in short, Global Warming is caused by hot air coming out environmentalist and left-wing politicians mouths when whining and complaining about anything. Solution: shut them up. \n\nWhat effect does it have in a million years: it will stump human and humanities growth
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Its for the tax money. Global warming is just the excuse.
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The artic ice shelf IS melting .Not a myth .Polar bears ARE drowning .Artic communities have experienced increased flooding and evacs.Worst droughts out west since the thirties.There is abundant evidence of glaciers retreating.The science is out there and I will believe scientific evidence and experience  over people who want to bury their heads in the sand and stupidly do nothing any day of the week.Don't let yourself get conned by people who are in denial and have no proof of their own to contradict scientific evidence and eyewitness accounts .Global warming is no joke and we must do something to prevent it from getting worse now before it's too late.
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Despite poular hysteria, I believe that mankind has a negligible effect on global temperatures, it is a natural phenomenon - a single volcanic eruption can put out more "greenhouse gases" than all of mankind combined. Earth's temperature has fluctuated from the beginning of it's existence. For proof of this, think back to the ice ages - there were no motor cars or large industry back then, but there were obviously abnormally large fluctuations in the planet's temperature bringing about the beginning and end of these ages.\n\nRemember, scientists are paid large amounts of money to come up with theories, if they stop coming up with theories, they are out of a job, and theories are just that - ie: not proven fact.
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Global Warming is a myth
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Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. The term is also used for the scientific theory of anthropogenic global warming, which attributes much of the recently observed and projected global warming to a human-induced intensification of the greenhouse effect. On this theory, the increased volumes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released mainly by the burning of fossil fuels, and, to a lesser extent, land clearing and agriculture, are the primary sources of warming. The natural greenhouse effect keeps the Earth 30 °C warmer than it otherwise would be; adding carbon dioxide to an atmosphere, with no other changes, will make a planet's surface warmer. Current research is attempting to find out more details about the processes and factors that would affect a temperature increase especially about positive and negative feedback mechanisms, to allow a more precise quantification of the effects of global warming.\n\nTemperature change is just one aspect of the broader subject of (human-induced) climate change. The scientific opinion on climate change, as expressed by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and explicitly endorsed by the national science academies of the G8 nations, is that the average global temperature has risen 0.6 ± 0.2 °C since the late 19th century, and that it is likely that "most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities" [1]. A small minority of qualified scientists contest the view that humanity's actions have played a significant role in increasing recent temperatures. Uncertainties do exist regarding how much climate change should be expected in the future, and a hotly contested political and public debate exists over what actions, if any, should be taken in light of global warming.\n\nBased on basic science, observational sensitivity studies, and the climate models referenced by the IPCC, temperatures may increase by 1.4 to 5.8 °C between 1990 and 2100 [2]. This is expected to result in other climate changes including rises in sea level and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation. Such changes may increase the frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes, change agricultural yields, or contribute to biological extinctions. Although warming is expected to affect the number and magnitude of these events, it is very difficult to connect any particular event to global warming.
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Read Michael Crichton's State of Fear. From my various reading I have learned that the earth was warmer in 1300 A.D. long before cars and it was one of the most prosperous times in history. This was before the Black Plague, of course. More land was arable and human and animal populations were flourishing. It is really impossible to tell as the Earth is in the middle of a natural warming period right now. The tree huggers will never tell you about the glaciers in Iceland that are getting bigger and the parts of Antarctica where the ice sheet is getting thicker. I am a liberal, I am for nurturing the environment. I believe common sense dictates that vehicle emissions are bad for the earth in making our air more noxious, but to answer your specific question, nobody knows because there are too many factors.
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No, it a is fake calamity brought about by liberal Democrat tree-huggers who despise capitalism. \n\nSure the earth may be warming up but man's activity is not causing it. During the middle ages the earth was a lot warmer and that was before cars were even thought of.\n\nDo a couple of things - check out how long volcanoes have been on the planet, how much green houses gases are spewed into the atmosphere during just one eruption, and compare that to the total output of emissions from man's activity since the internal combustion engine was around.\n\nAlso, look at the facts about the correlation between the energy output of the sun and the global temperature and the correlation between global temperatures and greenhouse gas emmissions from man's activity. You'll find the correlation between the sun's temperature is more closely correlated.
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I guess I am not allowed to answer since I am concerned about global warming.  I am also concerned about the massive population explosion of dim wits.  Both are great causes of concern.  But since you did not ask for solutions I will not give you what you did not ask for.  You seek to get blabble babble static and drivle...
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There are a few aspects to be addressed when discussing global warming...\n\nGlobal warming is the term used to describe how the average temperature of the planet is going up. No one denies that the temperature is, in fact, going up. Therefore, no one denies that global warming is a fact.\n\nHowever, according to studies of Antarctic ice, the average temperature of the planet has been rising for 6,000 years, which is well before the Industrial Revolution of 150 years ago. This proves that global warming is not caused by man. In that time, however, the rate of temperature rise has increased, which means that the actions of humanity probably has worsened the situation.  What has been the degree to which we have?\n\nThe critical questions to be answered about global warming are these:\n\nWhat are the effects of global warming going to be, and how can we prepare for them? Currently, no model of global atmospheric projection has shown itself to accurately predict to any degree the general weather patterns of the Earth (such as the number and ferocity of hurricanes). Until we come up with an accurate way of predicting the effects of global warming, preparing for them will be difficult and based upon conjectures, which are a difficult sell to taxpayers.\n\nWhat can be done to limit the effect of humanity on global warming in the future WITHOUT putting a major damper on economic growth and development, especially in developing nations? For example, all nations could agree to stop driving vehicles that use internal combustion engines, but to do so at once would devastate the economies of many nations. However, other options, such as diverting tax funds to subsidize the development of alternative-energy propulsion for vehicles, would accelerate the advent of such earth-friendly technology.\n\nAll in all, because of the massive stakes involved when discussing global warming (and the subsequent misinformation flying around about it), many people are confused as to the facts about it. I was hoping to be as informative and unbiased as possible.\n\nAnd yes, I am Republican.\n\nPlease let me know what you think!