Global warming is obviously happening so why are people pretending it isnt???

Question

Im not a doomist, i'm actually very positive but it annoys me that we see in newspapers, on t.v in leaflets etc etc all this stuff about global warming such as glaciers melting an increase in hurricanes and droughts, fires etc but some people still satnd there saying Its ok its not real!

Sorry but they are so stupid these things are soooo obviously happening becasue we can seem them!

duh! why are people being so stubborn and silly, why cant they just get off their butts and do something to help???!!!!

Answer 1

The main problem people have with it is that it's debatable whether humans are causing it, or if it's part of a natural cycle of the earth that's been happening for thousands of years.  Yeah, there have been a few changes over the years, but the same thing's been happening as long as history has been recorded and it's unlikely that we can change anything.

Answer 2

pretenders that it isnt happening are

lazy

complacent

unintelligent

selfish

Answer 3

The answer to your question can be seen by all the disinformation other posters wrote.  People are simply too arrogant and too lazy to read the real science journals (that may require going to a library or paying for articles on-line) which clearly indicates AGW is real and should concern us.  Instead, they'll read 1 or 2 opinion pieces, spend 20 minutes on google (thinking that makes them an expert) finding a skeptical site, and conclude that they are now fully informed in the complexities of climates science.  And then they'll repeat the same debunked arguments (e.g. it's been cooling since 1998) over and over on forums like yahoo.

It amazes me with the level of credulousness doubters show toward any web-site or article that supports their ideologically driven view.  Yet if they discover the slightest questionable tidbit of data from a reputable scientific organization they're ready to throw out an entire mountain of solid evidence from that organization supporting AGW.

Answer 4

Well, those people are stupid but it's not only humans which are 'causing' global warming. This is normal. The earth has been through this 3 times now and it's happening again, that's all. We're not helping any, and making things worse than what they would have been otherwise, but we're not causing something that wasn't going to happen again sooner or later.

Humans are allowed to be ignorent if they choose to be - not that it's a good thing, but it happend.

Something that bugs me is how both the United States and Canada won't take leader ship for reducing gas immitions even though we are the ones who are the main cause. Instead we both said "Oh if you do it, we'll do it" to countries that aren't even the problem. Idiots. I'm almost embarassed of being a Canadian thanks to that. We or the USA should have stood up to take the place as a leader.

Answer 5

cause is scary and rather not think about it but i know what you mean we really need to pay more attention to it is not something we should let go away we really need to pay attention to it cause it is getting worse and is everywhere everyday wish people on the news were more like you leeting us know more could actually make us do more it is something serious

Answer 6

Because people are like sheep !!!!!!!

Plus there's a lot of morons out there and people who only care about personal wealth........

Answer 7

its real, but it's people like you that are taking it over the edge. not the problem itself, you just make it SEEM bigger than it is. the world has changed temp. before, were not all going to die because of the world flooding and the ice caps melting... because it won't happen!!!

Answer 8

1) There is no concrete proof it is currently happening.  1936 was the warmest year on record.  Some scientist are predicting a climate cool down.

2)  MORE IMPORTANT  The glaciers in Greenland have expanded and although the Arctic has seen some decrease of ice, the Antarctic has seen a INCREASE in ice.  As for weather: the hurricanes were nothing for the last 2 years.  I bet the drought of the 1930's was MUCH worse then anything today.  Those fires are caused by people building in areas that have always burned by natural fires, this is then compounded by ignorant forestry policies that allow forest debris to build up on the forest floor creating a huge amount of fuel.

3)  Set aside what you have heard on the news or in your liberal college course.  What in your life has lead you to believe that the earth is warming?  What personal experiences have you noticed that have lead you to believe global warming is "soooo obviously happening"?

Maybe instead of blindly believing everything you hear and read, you could do some investigation yourself.  I bet it never crossed your mind that YOU migh be the ignorant one.

Answer 9

cuz they r stupid

Answer 10

I think the majority of us do have a clue. I have a greenhome consulting business and most people want to learn what we can do to make a change. For the rest I think it is a combination of a couple things. 1) The White House has the ability to discredit and poo poo the facts with soft language editing. 2) Fear.

Answer 11

Show me real proof! Until I see warm winters, instead of freezing temperatures, I will not believe global warming.

Answer 12

Never forget that bad news is what sells newspapers,  t.v, leaflets etc etc.

Right now the USA is having record snows and cold.  It's hard to convince people that the world is ending when they're shoveling 8 inches of "global warming" off their driveway.

Answer 13

because then they would have to face that fact that they must make changes, and generally people don't like that. denying it is the easier way out (for now)

i would also like to add that it is proven scientific fact that humans ARE causing global warming and it IS happening. all you hear about scientists unsure about it isnt true. watch inconvenient truth.

Answer 14

b/c its still just a theory that its caused by man not a fact.  people like you jump to conclusions before they know all the information.

Hope this clears things up for you.

Answer 15

because to admit it's happening means they have to get off their butts and do something . the surveys that say global warming aren't real are usually ran and paid for by special interest groups that profit from the very things that cause the prob. the 3 biggest culprits USA , China and India , however per capita results vary , however since USA depends greatly on manufacturing from those countries that means we foot part of their carbon footprint bill ( no pun intended) . The more c**p we buy from corps. like walmart the more the demand , more demand means more coal burning factories get built in China therefore we are responsible . I read recently that China will build something like 1000 coal burning factories this year . Ban walmart and their ilk , ban the olympics in China , let your voice be heard and mind your carbon footprint!

Answer 16

The five stages of climate grief*:

1st)  Those in denial (the earth isn’t getting warmer, and if it is it isn’t our fault);

2nd)  Those who are angry ("Al Gore, Al GORE, AL GORE! AL GORE!! AL GORE!!! AL GORE!!!!!!!!");

3rd)  Those who are bargaining (“It was always too cold in Montana, anyway") ;

4th)  Those who are depressed ("But 1998 was a warm year too...");

5th)  Those who have come to accept climate change as a fact.

* MANY ARE IN THE THIRD STAGE, BUT SOME HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND.

http://rabett.blogspot.com/2008/01/we-ar...

Answer 17

Gloabl warming and cooling have been the norm since the creation of this planet.

Answer 18

We're stupid?  And you want a real answer to your question. Why should I?  You are going to do what almost every 13yo alarmist does on here. You come in, you ask the question like you are actually interested in a response, but you call us names, and argue with a few of our answers. In the end you will chose an alarmist answer and call us names again. Almost all skeptics on here have probably put hundreds more hours looking into this issue than you will put into anything in your life. Many are ex-AGW believers but decided the data doesn't add up.  If you are so smart as you seem to think you are: 1. you wouldn't use name calling; you would be interested in debate and value others opinions even when it differs from yours. 2. You would learn to use a search engine or the search function on Yahoo Answers and you would see the thousands of times this answer has been asked. 3. You would learn to get your information in other places other than CNN, Discovery Channel and some washed up political hack/businessman.

Answer 19

well it is becuz some people dont care. like my friends say "i dont care global warming will cause the world to end, but i wont even be alive so who cares". they are so  dumb cuz why shuld we doom future generations.

Answer 20

You say you are not a doomist, yet you have bought into the hype without researching it.  You suggest that there are more droughts, hurricanes and fires, yet you offer nothing supporting your "doomist" (or is it dumbest) theory.  Do you think hurricanes and droughts are new to your generation. They are not.   You may or may not believe this but it is a fact.  Glaciers melt.  They form, the move downhill if they are on land, and they melt.  The only alternative is that they grow and are you really advocating that.  I realize that is popular with the nut cases as the pray for cold.  Getting off your butt and flailing around aimlessly will not help anything.  Get off your butt and try informing yourself.  I am really tired of the ignorant populace accepting every dumbest scare scenario that comes around.

Answer 21

As far as AGW, why do you believe in unproven theories?

Answer 22

Because this is all a game to them, and they are curious to see what will happen rather than believing it's going to be terrible.