Do you think global warming is caused by humans, the environment, or both?

Question

Do you think global warming is caused by humans, the environment, or both?

Answer 1

It's a natural cycle driven by variations in the sun's output and changes to ocean currents.  It has already ended and temperatures have entered a cooling phase.

Answer 2

Humans is the main reason which has caused global warming. Most of CO2 is from humans.

Answer 3

Definitely humans. Let's do the earth a favor and all kill ourselves.

Answer 4

i think that its a combination of both although i dont believe it is as big of a problem as many people are trying to make it sound the earth has gone through many periods of change and this is just another step in that cycle of change

Answer 5

when the root of all that is happening is caused by deforestation, pollution and other human activities, yes it is caused by humans. we must be wise enough to think that yes, it is us.  we are causing the deforestation. Deforestation causes flash floods, erosion, etc..emission of carbon dioxide causes pollution. Our unsustainable use of natural resources is catching up with us. Management of our  solid waste is now a major problem but it is still not a priority. We have well written laws, rules and regulations but the question is its implementation. We are use to crossing the bridge when we get there attitude.

Answer 6

Humans. People say its no big deal or the world always changes. the world always changes because of what we humans bring into it. if humans didnt exisit dont you belive the world would be green and safe and covered with trees? But its not because us humans live here. The factories we build the cars we build everything we invented hurts the environment every second and the sad thing is people dont care. Humans are a marvoulous thing. the way we think talk and act. and those 3 things can either hurt or save the environment. We were put on this earth to make a difference. Things to discover and new adventures. but not everyone can find those things in there lifetime. Start now and make a difference because there are many things to find that are unsolved and if people say who cares if the world is going to end... then unless it somehow pops up again then those mysteries will never be solved

Answer 7

definetly by people there is a direct correation between CO2 emissions and temperature and 70 out of 100 of the worlds leading scientists say so

Answer 8

Cowgirl,

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live 100% off of the grid and are completely self-sufficient with a 0% Carbon footprint. I believe this is the first step anyone can make “help the environment”. Once you convert your own life style to a greener more eco friendly route, you can start helping others.

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We definitely didn't start global warming, but we definitely do contribute to it now.

Natural gas (or Methane along with other thanes) for example, is completely a natural contributer to global warming and is derived pretty much the same way as oil. ie. Matter (animal, plant etc) decomposes over time resulting in a anaerobic (hope I spelled that right) decay of non-fossil organic material / gas (natural gas or methane).

One problem with global warming is that the concept is so vague in the minds of the people. The critical interpretation is basically how it’s explained in school and the news. However most of the public see global warming connected with the ozone and pollutants which cause harmful greenhouse gasses, etc. therefore investigating and fighting for things like alternative energy (ie. Solar, wind, hydrogen, ethanol, biodiesel, etc)

Greenhouse gases are real and do contribute to global warming. Think of the different gas layers like ozone (o3) that circumference the globe as the clear plastic on a greenhouse. Longer rays of light from the Sun go in and reflect off different thermal masses bouncing back and creating shorter lengths of energy that cannot exist the plastic barrier. These beams then just continue to bounce around inside the green house until they’re finally absorbed completely (some do escape but very few), thereby warming the greenhouse greatly even in cold temperatures.

Basically there are 2 ways that this reaction (or lack of) affects the planet. Global warming and global cooling.

1. as we add to the gases in the stratosphere, where the ozone layer is (Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, etc), we add to the plastic of the greenhouse, trapping more short wave length energy and heating the earth more.

2. as we deplete the ozone (with chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs), we allow more long wave length energy, which bounces back out to space without heating any thermal masses on earth, thereby cooling the planet.

It’s pretty easy to see the results..

Melting ice sheets & glaciers

Floods & droughts

Great hurricanes & cyclones

Seasonal extremes

Seasonal phenomena’s

Species extinction

New & resurgent diseases

There are many ways to stop both global warming and cooling from accruing or at least slow them down until we can discover a way to reverse it, but Stop burning fossil fuels is the biggest.

I currently own 2 converted h2 vehicles which run on 100% hydrogen and 1 EV (electric vehicle), not to mention our home is completely off the grid, using alternative energy (solar, wind, etc)

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Answer 9

Environment,

The earth has been alternating from hot to cool and back again since long before humans have been on this planet. Most global warming advocates will only show you temperature trends from the last few thousand years and claim that's proof of global warming. The earth has actually been cooling rather steadily for at least the last 70 million years(start of the Cenozoic). The earth is as cool as it's ever been. Scientists know this through the study of core samples of ice and Planktic/Bethnic Foraminifera.

Info on Planktic/Bethnic Foraminifera. Look at applications section

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/fo...

Chart showing the Temp drop since the Cenozoic. Notice the dramatic rise in temp at 15 million years. I wonder if the apes were driving SUVs around?

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii140...

A chart showing the last 700,000 years. Notice that we are about at the peak of a warming trend. Also notice that the Earth has been this warm and even warmer in the past.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii140...

So yes in the short term the earth is warming but we have very little if anything to do with it. In the long term scope of things we're as cool today as we've ever been.

Answer 10

I read that the majority of global warming comes from cows passing gas.