Is global warming going to end the world?

Question

such as the sea level rising and glaciers falling?

Answer 1

no, during the middle ages global warming triggered a stall in the main current in the Atlantic that cools the earth when this happened it caused to earth to go in to a mini ice age this cycle has been going on for about as many years as the planet has been around

Answer 2

No it will not end the world,  man or even civilization. It may cause a few adjustments, but we will change and be just fine. Don't believe the gloom and doom end of the world fiction disguised as documentaries.

Answer 3

What is it with certain groups of people that has to have a end of the world scenario.   There are religious groups that live for this stuff, now we have some scientific groups, special interest groups, even political groups thriving on this stuff.  If anything our lack of compassion towards one another and mistreatment of other will be the downfall of humanity and the earth will go on.   Teenagers ganging up on one person and putting it on the Internet, we have no sense of human values and decency. If we disagree with some one lets call them idiots, moron, evil, or accuse them of being liars.  Maybe its time we start treating each other with respect and working together and each of us sacrificing to help one another.  What a novel idea, humans acting humane.

Answer 4

there is a slight chance that global warming might change the world but people can do something about it. so yea global warming will change the world unless wee stop it.

Answer 5

I'm in the midst of reading "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change," by Elizabeth Kolbert.  I highly recommend it.

Life will change. For some, it already has. If you're an Intuit hunter, and you see a robin -- something you don't have a word for because it was never part of your world -- you worry that your children may not have a future.

Answer 6

I doubt that it's going to end the world...but, lot of people may die from it. I don't think humans will go extinct though...

Answer 7

No. Some people  still dont believe in global warming. And my teacher says that it will not gonna destroy much.

Answer 8

guess it will not, the world evolves.  the earth changes, and the inhabitants adapt.  maybe in 20 yrs time fur coats will go out in style and havianas slippers will sure hit the market as nike did...who knows?

Answer 9

That all depends. The question you must ask yourself is Global Warming Real? Take into account the constant rise and fall of tempature over Millions of Years. I personally believe The Warming of the Earth is cyclic. "Do humans to some degree have an effect on the warming?" Yes, but it's not the sole reason.

The Warming of the Earths surface, once it reaches a certain point obviously will make the inhabiting the earth for humans impossible. But will it destroy earth?

No, the Earth through time will eventually cool and return to a state for living organsims to sustain life. (But who knows some other biotic or abiotic factor may destroy the earth long before global warming does)

Answer 10

No. Life will carry on. Remember that the early atmosphere of the Earth would have been poisonous to us living today. So regardless of how the earth changes, life will find a way to evolve and continue on.

Answer 11

Without a doubt..in a few billion years this whole planet will be reduced to cinder..really creeps me out.

Answer 12

not exactly....

Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting that five years from now, all life on Earth could well finish. Some are saying it'll be humans that set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it'll be God himself who presses the stop button...

1. Mayan Calendar

The first mob to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things:

Building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone and

Sacrificing Virgins.

Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the Earth will end on December 21, 2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it's likely they've got the end of the world right as well.

2. Sun Storms

Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery: our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic, and it's supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the Earth with so much radiation energy, it's been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse, and calculations suggest it'll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012

3. The Atom Smasher

Scientists in Europe have been building the world's largest particle accelerator. Basically its a 27km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the Universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it's properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They're predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.

4. The Bible says...

If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn't bad enough,religious folks are getting in on the act aswell. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between Good an Evil, has been set down for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.

5. Super Volcano

Yellowstone National Park in the United States is famous for its thermal springs and Old Faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple - it's sitting on top of the world's biggest volcano, and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we're many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the Earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang.

6. The Physicists

This one's case of bog-simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berekely Uni  have been crunching the numbers. and they've determined that the Earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they're claiming their calculations prove, that we're all going to die, very soon - while also saying their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 percent- and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs.

7. Slip-Slop-Slap-BANG!

We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that sheilds us from most of the sun's radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call north and south have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so - and right now we're about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is underway, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.

Answer 13

nope.....but

the world will end

when God decides

Answer 14

I don't think it may have a negative effect on the earth, and of course on us. But I believe the world would end when a very large asteriod would hit it. That's when there's no more world coz it would just be matters floating in space....

Answer 15

It won't end the world, but it will change the way we live.

Answer 16

No! but it may wipe out our Civilization as it will trigger an 'Ice Era".It has happened before.