Do you really believe in global warming?

Question

Is it our planet going through a natural phase (like the ice age) or is man destroying the earth?

Answer 1

Yes I do believe in global warming.  Because the Earth's temperature is rising, FACT.

The question your really asking is whether it is a cyclical natural phenomena or whether it was cause by Mankind?

I think most of the evidence proves that we are contributing greatly to the increase in global warming.

Answer 2

HI Rowan

i think it was supposed to be we are not going to afford, to fly to cooler places anymore

Answer 3

Try to think of it a different way.

Think of it as a wager at the bookies

If the environmentalists are right and we follow their advice we have a better earth, clear of dangerous and noxious substances and have saved the planet for future generations.

If they are wrong and we follow their advice, we still have increased research into more efficient technologies. This leads to less reliance on oil and gas which means no rising prices for consumers because we become less reliant on these fuels as they run out (still not bad).

or If the non warming political lobby is right and we follow their advice.

In the short tem no change until oil and gas hit critical levels at this point fuel and heating rocket in price. The next stage is a rush for alternate technologies which have had stunted growth and are now not at full efficiency and expensive to buy.

If they are wrong! and the polar ice caps melt.....

This happened once before in earth’s history, now the politicians have you believe that water levels rise, weather becomes harsh and life unpleasant.

however what happened last time was the ocean currents stopped this desalinated and deoxygenated the oceans. then all marine life died and rotted. This caused massive eruptions of noxious gas from the sea (don’t remember the name it was hydro something) which in turn deoxygenates the air and the land animals die. Last time 99.5% of all life on earth perished.

Now given whether global warming is happening or not I would rather be with the environmentalists and be wrong wouldn’t you.

Answer 4

yes, i believe in global warming. this is a very big problem for all the world. human is playing with nature. it should not be happen. we should take care about our earth.

Answer 5

Man is destroying the planet

Answer 6

Yes.   It is happening.

Answer 7

nope

Answer 8

This phenomena is way more intense than this planet has experienced before, and is obviously directly related to increased pressure on the planet by humans.

Those who believe that we are just "going through a natural cycle" are living in a dream world.

It is incumbent on us as citizens of the planet to do what we can to reverse this trend, or we will all suffer dire consequences.

Answer 9

Really your answer is both.

We have seen natural temperature increases about every 600-800 years since going back to the MWP and the Roman warm period.  It is time for that to occure now.  However, man is contributing some, the debate is weather it is 1/1000 of the increase or 100% of the increase.

Answer 10

I think if global warming were real, well people might actually be trying to FIX it rather then just telling everybody else that its all our fault that the world is heating up, and WE need to change our lifestyle. So im sayin just a phase.

Answer 11

Climate change is a constant thing, and the planet is always going through periods of warming and cooling.  This is not in doubt.  However, the rate of change is a concern.  Normally, climate change occurs over periods measured in thousands of years.  The current concern is that climate change is happenning much faster than should be expected and this accellerated change is attributed to the amount of CO2 being dumped into the atmosphere combined with the destruction of rainforests.

Answer 12

I dont believe in global warming.

Answer 13

It is going through its natural cycle..............was taught about it at school many moons ago!  And its not that many years ago they thought we were going into another ice-age! The earth has been through many changes..................when humans were not around, and will go through many more

'man-made global warming' is a very profitable business,  who ever dreamed it up is very clever, but hopefully will go down in history as a charlatan..................Now where can I buy shares in it?

Answer 14

Global Warming/Climate Change is a good excuse to tax people.. The temperature and climate on earth has always been in a state of flux, climate is not static.

Answer 15

its something else, mars is also warming up

Answer 16

global warming is a fraud.

in the 80's some were saying that we were heading for global cooling.

If we were any warmer since WW2, then why are the aircraft that crash landed on Greenland under so much ice and snow?

Answer 17

Natural cycle

Answer 18

Natural cycle.  I've read that temperatures on other planets are on the rise, too.

Answer 19

No it's happened before and it will happen again and no matter how man tries to change things it amounts to Zero the only thing that is happening is soft jobs for hundreds of people, some scientists are admitting they are wrong at last.  codger

Answer 20

i think that the earth is going thru an ageing process just like everything else within it......

natural id say

Answer 21

Hope so, cos we're not gonna be able to afford to fly anywhere warm soon.