How many suicides will global warming cause?

Question

I keep seeing all of these panic stricken young people coming into these question and answer sessions truly believing this stuff and honestly believing there is no future. I think we have had enough of abusing our youth. The same thing happened with Russia, with all of us thinking that the world was going to end in a nuclear holocaust, when the facts were not as extreme, but the government kept up that military build up of nuclear weapons.

With all of the trouble we are having already in schools, this false trauma is mindless, senseless and serves no purpose but to line the pockets of Gore and his people.

Answer 1

Sure, the possibility of nuclear war was an unnecessary myth.  Riiight...

If you don't believe the science on climate change, then you must be smarter than all of the scientists in the 10 national science academies that jointly drafted this statement:

Joint Statement of Science Academies: Global Response to Climate Change [PDF], 2005

http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.a...

Key Points:

- Climate change is real

- Reduce the causes of climate change

- Prepare for the consequences of

climate change

The most drastic predictions will only come about if we fail to act.  Every week you deny the truth, you increase those odds.  Stop clinging to absurd conspiracy theory myths and do something about the problem, and you'll stop contributing to one or two suicides today and hundreds of millions of deaths later.  

Just for the sake of argument, what if you're wrong about global warming and the world's scientists are correct?  As it gets a heck of a lot uglier than this over the coming decades, how will you bear the burden of having resisted addressing the problem, contributing to the resulting deaths?  

Since the highly likely possibility of being wrong doesn't concern you at all, I have to conclude that your drama-oozing display of concern here for a few lives is completely insincere.

Answer 2

Zero.

Answer 3

I'm sure suicidal thoughts are coming from the feeling of not being able to do anything about the situation.

Here's the stance from the deniers more worrying, because hearing people say they don't care about a problem you really believe is serious and realize they are going to continue emitting more greenhouse gases in the air is causing much more fear.

It's not the fear from the threat itself, but to see so many reluctant of doing anything about the problem that makes people feel suicidal!

If you worry about the young people you shouldn't say you refuse to change no matter what the majority of scientists says. What if you (the minority) is wrong and you really DO make the problems worse?

Answer 4

None - unless you count those who ALREADY have pre-existing mental health issues...

Considering that the average teen could care LESS about anything OTHER than the brand of clothes that they wear, listening to whatever "flavor of the month" band is popular this week, or getting the latest video/computer game the day it comes out.

This generation is (for the most part) apathetic at best - with only a small percentage of teens feeling otherwise.  And those who DO feel differently are the ones who are taking action!

And as for the cold-war fears of nuclear Armageddon - the threat of attack is FAR higher now then it has EVER been.  Even during both World Wars, there was little threat of attack from afar - but now that so many nations have nuclear arsenals, all ANY one of them has to do is "press the button" and the world will come to an end...

But I digress - only those teens who already have suicidal tendencies (and are looking for an "excuse" to end their lives) would do something like this ;););););)

Answer 5

None from global warming.  But maybe a few from the global warmin scam.

Answer 6

Two hundred and fifty six

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/256_(number...

Answer 7

suicide when you think the world will end is totally ridiculous

I would not miss this show for the world myself .

And if Global warming has its way and humanity really ends up with fatal disasters we will not need suicide this  will become obsolete and totally unnecessary.

And i think you are over reacting with the youth

I have my doubts if it really is a 14 year old girl that writes she is so scared ,this maybe a troll spreading unrest.

From my own personal experience it is the youth who just shrugs and says so what ,

at least here in Mexico no matter how horrible i try to make the story.

and the older people are the ones who are freaking out.

parallel example

i have butchered an animal in front of a mixed audience on a farm and the old people were turning away or throwing up etc

the kids stared wide eyed with interest ,they are much tougher ,we loose that when we get changed by society

Besides Most of the emphasis is not on Global Warming itself ,but on behaving responsible with our natural resources.

Not polluting or destroying forests or animals

behaving green and all that ,

And that is a good thing

What is more important doing the right thing for the wrong reasons or doing the wrong thing for the right reason.

If too many choose the wrong thing we are in big trouble.

Any way we are already in trouble with exploding populations

Maybe this is a natural solution,it seems kinder than War

,In Nature the weak and silly also die

(just kidding),

Answer 8

i'm sure the tables will turn and gore will have to eat his own dvds, before people get that worried

Answer 9

When all else fails pretend to be befriending the children?  Is there a single element of the DENIER/skeptic agenda that does not target the more gullible individuals within the Republican Party?

Answer 10

I know I will probably shoot myself if I have to listen to Al Gore pontificate any more on this topic.

Answer 11

Most will come when the green queens realize that its just hype and they were duped.

Answer 12

Global warming is a plan for balding nerds to get into young women's panties.  First they scare them to the point where the young lady thinks they are at a point of no return, then he gently comforts her by first removing her bra to give her a 'rub down' to relax her and comfort her........

Answer 13

only the one~s who refuse to pay there heating electric bills. A slow death