Global warming is a natural phenomenon that does not require our urgent action. to what extent do you agree?

Question

why or why not do you agree or disagree?

Answer 1

99.99985% agree.  The rest is man's total "contribution".

Answer 2

amen

Answer 3

I agree 100%! There is also increasing evidence showing that the global average temperature is decreasing. The only question left to figure out is how long will this cycle of decreasig temperature will last. Not to combat it, since we can't, but so we can understand the planet we live on a lot better. The factors that need to be study are how long will this sun cycle last (Some studies show 14 to 20 years) Why is the El Nina cycle lasting longer then usual and what other factors are causing the oceans to cool off. All these things cause the temperature of the planet to decrease or increase if the opposite cycles of what we are seeing now are ocuring.

Answer 4

100%

The answer is in the question.  Global warming is a natural phenomenon.

Answer 5

Disagree have you seen the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere due to HUMANS burning fuels its almost doubled since 1800 (before the industrial revolution).

Not one scientific study has doubted this they only differ on HOW BAD they expect the change to be, verging from warmer wetter winders to colder story summers and slight sea level rises - to catastrophic sea level rises, constant storms with alternate droughts, famine and hunger an millions dying!

since that time glaciers have retreated, sea levels have slowly risen and winders have got milder and wetter and summers more overcast and wetter.

I am OLD (45) and have seen a very noticeable difference in the climate.

during that time the only natural phenomenon of note was the Pinatubo and St Helen eruptions which  should have cooled the earth.

the sun has an 11 year cycle bet we have been through many cycles and the change is going UPWARDS it is not a cyclical natural change.

Animals and plants  influence the climate of this planet more than solar or volcanic influence (where do you think all the oxygen came from?) and chopping down tress while burning fuel is a recipe for disaster.

the good news is that OIL is running out - no new reserves have been found for 5 years and at current use rates we can only have a max of 10 years of it left.

by which time those who have not drowned due to climate change induced flooding or been made homeless from New-York, Washington, London, Amsterdam, Miami  will look back at this time in horror.

the refusal of climate change is like the holocaust deniers.

Simply inexcusable the facts are there to be seen however inconvenient for us to admit WE are the cause of the damage!

Answer 6

I don't agree - - because you used the word "is."

Global warming WAS a natural phenomenon.....

Warmest year of the last 110 was 10 years ago.   So far this year has been quite cold.

Answer 7

Global warming is a natural phenomena.

It cannot be stopped.

It can only be slowed or hastened.

Unfortunately, human beings have sped up this to a ridiculous rate.

I do not believe it needs urgent, top priority, alarming and nerving action

But, I do believe there needs to be many wide-spread little changes to return it to its natural pace.

Answer 8

Totally agree, here's why.

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Answer 9

Somewhat.  It can be a natural phenomenon, and I doubt that it requires "urgent action".

There are sure signs that occur when scientific results occur before the science has been settled.  Take dietary science, for example.  It happens all the time there, because people are so interested in losing weight and being healthy.  Remember how eggs were bad for you, then good for you, then bad for you...etc?  This sort of flip-flopping happens because the science isn't complete.  Every time a study comes out, they look at one cause and one effect.  But with complex systems (like the human body, or the global climate), there are many causes and many effects, and it's not always obvious which is which.  So every time a study comes out, they might come up with a different conclusion.

This is what's happening with global warming (anyone remember "global cooling" in the 1970's?).  So studies that come out say that it's all manmade, some say that it's completely natural.  But they're just looking at certain aspects each time.  I'm inclined to believe it's mostly natural, because we know for fact that it temperatures vary naturally.  It should be studied nonetheless.  If we do conclude for certain that we are causing a problem, then--and only then--should we try to fix it.

Answer 10

I agree. The globe regularly warms up and cools down naturally, and no amount of urgent action changes this. This is embedded in every single natural measurement done that goes back in history. There were periods a lot hotter than they currently are (Antarctica has fossils of tropical plants from times when it was roughly in its current position). There were also periods that were much colder (we talk about the Bering "land bridge," ignoring the fact that, at its widest, it was nearly 1,000 miles wide).

Answer 11

I agree!

Since we have had tens of thousands of "Global Warmings" in our past why would anyone think that this one would not be part of a normal cycle??

There is "Global Warming" happening on Mars - no humans there right now!

Look at some of the "news events" that show up each evening!  Polar bears dying - not happening - there are more now than a hundred years ago!  Besides, they adapt when necessary - they're bears!   There are even half polar bear and half black/brown bear mixes in the same area - they will adapt!

Every night you hear that Antarctica is melting - duhhh!  Antarctica has had bits and pieces drop off from time to time for 10,000 years!  This is normal for that continent - Antarctica is larger than the U.S. or Europe you would expect some of the edges to get warmer!  The center of Antarctica is gaining ice mass!

What is new is that the news media and corporations are pushing this new FEAR on the public!   There are corporations and individuals who will make millions and millions and millions of dollars off this myth of Global Warming!

The FEAR of Global Warming has replaced the former FEAR of annihilation from the "Cold War!"  The Military Industrial Complex made billions of dollars off the Cold War.  Now "Green" companies will make billions of dollars off this new FEAR!

Follow the money!