Is global warming faster this time?

Question

I know that it's happened before, but is it faster this time?

Please provide a link to a site that supports you if you have one.

Answer 1

Faster than what?  It is believed that climate has warmed faster in the past.  The distant past that is.  In fact it was about 251 million years ago that a mass methane release in the mid Atlantic was believed to be responsible for the greatest mass extinction the earth has ever seen.

As for today's warming, unless we are stupid enough to mess with the frozen methane hydrate deposits in the oceans, our present global warming will pale in comparison.  Of course that isn't to say our global warming isn't significant.  The earth may not be warming as fast as 251 million years ago, but it is faster than the earth's ecosystems and the human population can cope with the change.  It must be remembered that it's the ecosystems that allow us to feed ourselves and for the earth to regulate its own climate so that life, including us, can inhabit this planet.  Though it may not be warming as fast as it ever has, it's warming fast enough that we should be very, very concerned.

Answer 2

it is probably very hard or impossible to get accurate 5 year resolution out of ice core samples. I'm sure the temperature has increased rapidly after a rapid cooling evet such as an asteroid impact or a massive volcano - but the temperature is not expected to increase this quickly due to orbital cycles or changes in solar activity.

Answer 3

yeah its faster

Answer 4

Yes, we've had other warmings but this one is happening at a

much much faster rate than ones that came before.

Answer 5

Yes the big bang is approaching.keep ready your last will.

Answer 6

According to CRU, the warming trend from 1910 to 1940 was about as rapid as the warming trend from 1975 to 2005.  You can see the chart here.

http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/info/warmin...