Poll: Who thinks the "global warming theory" is man made or natural?

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Poll: Who thinks the "global warming theory" is man made or natural?

Answer 1

there is a lot of evidence of man made climate change .and there are many reasons to hide the truth

scientists who work for politicians ,get paid by these politicians and they have downplayed the facts because solutions are expensive and means change and change effects many peoples incomes,and upsets profit margins,so most of the world is kept in the dark of the real things that are going on.for political and economic reasons

Global warming is a very complex collection of many effects

this text only covers some aspects of global warming ,mainly agriculture i.e.effects of deforestation and subsequent man made desertification

water and air polution such as caused by

industrial contamination ,the contaminating effects of the cities(the internal combustion engine) ,are other stories,

and all of these are also man made ,such as the high industrial chimneys pumping contamination into the clouds and the burning of tires,some of this polution has been found in the ice in the polar regions

there are natural cycles in the planets life

but a lot is influenced by mans existance ,and this is increasing with overpopulation,putting strains on Natural resources and increasing contaminations as well as destructions of essential componants the ensure living conditions for all life forms

climate change is caused in great parts by desertification ,and most desertification is caused by man

the thinner ozone layer helps to speed this up.and this is caused mainly by air polution ,also as a result of mans actions

DEFORESTATION

in the past

the Building of the Spanish Armada deforrested Spain

the Phoenician trading fleet turned Lebanon in a dessert

Ganges Khan put everything to the sword and torch, then filled the wells with sand,

the sun finished of the job and whole countries turned to wastelands.

Today ,

Slash and burn destroys the protective vegetation (which helps to form the soil ),

leaving it open to the Sun ,and then ,wind and, water erosion.

The Plough turns the soil ,killing micro-biotic life (essential to soil building) and accelerates the drying out .

Pressures of the :vehicles, cattle and rain impact brings the salt to the surface.

Mono cultures ,aided by chemicals Exhaust and pollutes the soil .

Adding to this the effects of overgrazing has resulted in large scale desertification.

and there is less and less water (because of deforestation),to irrigate this production ,Farmers

are overpumping deep carbon aquifiers

and plowing more and more unstable lands going into the jungles and onto mountain slopes

expanding populations and expanding farming ,that has to keep pace with the expanding populations are very strong forces that encroach upon the rainforest's

clearing them for farming and settlement areas .

Rainforest's always are in third world countries and always in third world countries corruption and the need for money s highest

in North Africa,India,Mexico ,millions of people are effected by land loss and desertification and some have died as a result

,the Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year

and most of the desserts we know are a results of mans actions ,and they are increasing ,not getting less ,in the dinosaurs days ,there were no desserts.

collectively this planet is drying up ,

each degree rise in temperature means 10%crop loss

and there is less and less water (because of deforestation),to irrigate this production ,

and there are less and less farmers to do it..

Arable lands and their farms are lost all over the globe. Many farmers sons abandon farming and head for the cities.

Northern China is drying up, what once were millions of food producing people, are now hungry refugees ,running for their lives from the all consuming dust storms.

This will have a great effect on world food prices when they start buying at what ever cost, to feed their people.

Africa and Asia are loosing millions of people to AIDS , many of whom were food producers.

The farmers that are left have to feed some 70 million more people than the year before but with less topsoil.

Over the last half century,

Population growth & rising incomes have tripled world grain demand from 640 million tons to 1,855 million

In the near future the global farming community will not be able to feed every body ,food prices will continue to rise. .

RISING SEAS

The northpole is melting ,and we will know it without ice in our life times.

this does not affect the sea level because it is ice that is already in the water.but the melting ice from Green land and the south pole ,are another matter

Global warming could be slowed down to some extent,but it will mean global co operation between all countries ,and taking into account human nature and the world politics ,it is unlikely that this will happen,

At least not untill we are all in the middle of planetary disastres and it becomes a battle for the survival of humanity every where,instead of just some third world countries Source(s) here are a 100 ways to help

http://www.eco-gaia.net/forum-pt/index.p...

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natur...

Answer 2

Well, let's see, it comes down to a reality check:

How much faith do you put in a bunch of scientists that say, 'Oh what do these colors mean on this psychedelic map of the globe from a satelite. Well the government will give us more funds if we create a global scare tactic. So let's play God. Let there be Global Warming.' And there supposedly is and the democratic cult said, 'It is good.' With total ignorance that most global weather paterns and climates are caused by the earth's magnetic pulls from within that do randomly change. Ever notice they only mention areas where climate is getting warmer, but they ignore tons of locations that actually had snow for the first time in over several hundred years these past couple of years. People like Al Gore fly private jets that cause more damage to an 'ozone' layer in a day than a hundred cars in a month.

Answer 3

theories tend to be man made, we don't find them naturally occurring like etched in stone or written in clouds.

Answer 4

NATURAL!!!

Answer 5

I think its natural. If we were to look back at the dinosaur era what was the end for that time? It sure wasn't pollution or man made.

Answer 6

First we need to define the "global warming theory".

If the evidence is solid that we are in a warming trend, the question remains; Why?

Is it man made or natural? My vote is natural and I will touch on a few thoughts of why I believe this.

1) Weather, the planet Earth and our climate is very complex. Scientists still can not accurately predict the weather one week out. So how can they accurately forecast a 50 year trend?

2) Natural variation in the Earth's rotation, Solar fluctuation, and other cyclical trends all affect the variability of our climate.

3) Greenhouse effects are way more dependent on the amount of water vapor than on the amount of pollution or CO2  in the atmosphere.

I believe there are a lot of unknowns that need to be studied before we can make decisions and change the direction of our cultural progress.

A lot of what I see in the mainstream media about this topic has me shaking my head in disbelief. I sense the media just wants to sell their product (airtime, magazine, newspaper) and a sensational topic helps them meet that end.

Answer 7

It's both.  We are in a area of the galaxy that is causing warming for one thing and part of it is natural.  Notice I say part.  The degree that it is happening is what we have caused.  The carbon we put in the atmosphere are just making things that much worse. I would say it is more man made than natural, but as with all things, it is rarely just one thing.

Answer 8

it is man made.  it is based on false facts that have been created to gain profit for the anti-global warming lobby.

radical environmentalists are just as wrong and corrupt as the people who are polluting the environment in the first place.

there are alot of politics involved in these lobby's, and they will say and do anything to make a quick buck.

heres what you NEED to know:

global warming is false.  the earth has been going through cooling and heating phases for its entire lifetime.  the climates will shift from hot to cold, and back again, as they have been for millions of years.

pollution on the other hand, is the big issue.  we need to find a better source of fuel, and we need to optimize our bi-products and waste products into energy, or other usable goods (which can be done easily for a cost that is well worth it in the long run.)

the problem is, big business does not think in long term, they think about the fastest way to make a HUGE profit RIGHT NOW.

and, they dont care who they hurt, even if it is the very planet that keeps them alive.

unfortunately, this greed trickles down to the smallest level, the consumers (who actually make up the largest portion and have the most say if they work together)  

each individual would rather do the EASY thing, and not worry about consequences.

Answer 9

The theory of man-made global warming is false, it is based on falsified or incomplete data.  Lets take a look at what the global warming crowd claims, they say that the human output of CO2 is causing the greenhouse effect which is warming the planet.  To see how outrageous this claim is try to guess how much of our atmosphere is made up of CO2, the correct answer is 0.03% of our atmosphere, almost nothing.  How can such a small part of our atmosphere have such an effect on our entire planet, correct answer it can’t.  Greenhouse gases exist naturally and have always been in our atmosphere.  Greenhouse gases such as CH4 (methane), N2O (Nitrous Oxide), and water vapor are all put out into the atmosphere naturally in far greater concentrations than humans could ever match.  Let’s take a look at water vapor, water vapor makes up between 1-4% of the atmosphere far more than CO2.  Water vapor is given off into the atmosphere due to evaporation, so evaporation causes much more global warming than humans ever could.  Other natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and the decomposition of plant and animal matter also put far more greenhouse gases than humans ever could.  

So what is causing global warming?  Well first of all the earth may not even be warming.  http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/temperature...  This is a collection of global temperatures collected by NASA that shows a general cooling trend especially around the polar ice caps.  So assuming the earth is warming what could be causing it, the sun.  Look at this graph also put out by NASA: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/... it shows that the intensity of the sun is directly correlated to global temperatures and recent studies have shown that the sun is now warming than ever before, coincidence? I think not.  Also consider that the other planets in our solar system, Mars in particular, are also warming: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...

You have to keep in mind that the earth goes through natural cycles of warming and cooling, take for example the ice age and later warming of the earth enough to melt the ice.

Advocates of global warming will try and post evidence but the fact is most evidence for global warming comes in the form of general statements like “think of your children/grandchildren” that try to guilt you into agreeing with them.  These ads are devoid of scientific proof and seek to toy with your conscience.  Every once in a while you will see a graph submitted as evidence mostly from http://www.ipcc.ch/.  Take a look for yourself, I search in vain for proof of global warming on this site, sure there are dozens of graphs showing the same data: CO2 rising along with global temperatures but where are the graphs for other greenhouse gases that make up a greater percentage of our atmosphere and are put out naturally, or graphs showing the percentage of greenhouse gases put out by humans verses the gases put out by natural sources.  These graphs are not included because they disprove the theory of man made global warming.  The IPCC has had a questionable past, it has published a deliberately falsified graph, the so called hockey stick graph, which left out a period of warming during the 1400’s.  This warming period in the 1400’s was more dramatic than what we are seeing today, and it took place long before humans industrialized.  This falsification was proven and a reprint of the graph appeared in the journal Nature.  You may have seen claims that there is a scientific consensus on global warming like this one: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/fu... this is an absolute lie, do you need proof? Here http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm the signatures of over 17,000 scientists who disagree with the theory of man made global warming (check out the report on this site it does an excellent job of disproving global warming).  You may have also seen reports about ice cores supposedly proving global warming, this is not true.  Here is the truth about ice cores http://www.john-daly.com/zjiceco2.htm.

You may have the question why anyone would support this obviously false theory, the answer is money.  Average people with no scientific background are being converted to the global warming crowd by the dozens due to the repression of evidence against global warming.  This mass of people is the reason why notable people are jumping on the global warming bandwagon.  Politicians are supporting global warming for votes, scientists are joining for media time and grants, and CEO’s are pledging their allegiance to gain customers who want to shop where the environment is being supported.

You may also wonder why I care, you may think we can only help the environment if we agree with global warming what’s wrong with that?  I want to distinguish between global warming and helping the environment.  I have no problem with environmentalist causes, in fact I support them, but global warming is taking this idea to the  extreme.  If you were to follow the guidelines set forth by people like Al Gore your lifestyle would be, these people want to tell you what light bulbs to use.  The main reason however is money, why waste millions on studying global warming when we could be rebuilding third world countries and helping the poor.  Global warming is a fear tactic used to get your money and your vote by unscrupulous members of society.  Hopefully this will just fade away like the global cooling scare which was brought upon us in the 1970’s by the same sort of people using the same tactics.  A last link  http://www.worldclimatereport.com/ possibly the best resource for answering many of the questions raised by global warming.  I urge anyone who believes in man-made global warming to look into some of the resources I have presented.  Do not sacrifice your money, time, vote, and conscience to the greedy members of society who are blinding you to the truth for their own greed.

Answer 10

I think it is one per cent man made and 99 per cent natural.  The 1 per cent is within the margin of error.

Answer 11

I think it can be a little of both but more on the side of man made because what man has done reflects within the earth itself, so the earth tries to compensate by all the storms and such, it tries to determine where the balance will be, but we can never know for sure if the earth will heal itself (ultimately, in my opinion, the GWT is like the earth being hurt - kinda like how if we fall really hard on pavement we get scratches and bruises, but for us it's a quick fix with polysporin and a bandaid).  Did that make sense???  hahaha - maybe not but bottom line, humanity caused it and the earth is trying to do something about it.

Answer 12

hi there mmm mmmm I really never though of that time to hit the books of science: but please read this:

I consider myself, (as one with a modest scientific background), as one with a great curiosity about the "Global Warming " debate.  As such I am inclined to read in full most of what becomes available including the text of Mr. Lawson's paper .  I found his perspective refreshing and honest.  The purpose of my writing here is not to criticize the Lawson paper but to ask of the climate intelligentsia why 2 certain elements of every discussion are stunningly absent or mentioned in passing from every document I have read on the subject.  To me if these two issues are not answered thoroughly then nothing in the debate is even worth discussing.

One:     How can it be that the planet has been warming on average since the last ice age some 20,000 years ago and that is nearly a post script in the discussion.  The experts speak of ocean level changes of 1/2 inch being critical over the next 100 years when in fact the sea level has changed by hundreds of feet in 20,000 years of on average constant warming with intermittent cooling.  Nearly all of that warming taking place while human kind as a species held on by a shoestring to existence on the planet.  Only in the last 200 years has significant progress been made in the real quality of life and then most of that taking place in the last 50 years.  Human kind had nothing to do with 99% of the time frame in that geologic snap shot and that is all but ignored.

Two:     There is NO definitive study that correlates atmospheric carbon dioxide to climate change over millennia much less anthropogenic CO2.  The fact that atmospheric CO2 has increased in the last 100 years and simultaneously the planet has warmed does not correlate the two issues.  My hair has grayed in that time period so I suppose I could conclude that anthropogenic CO2 increases caused that as well and thereby begin litigation against  GM for my gray hair.  Ohhh wait someone in California has as much as done such a stupid thing already to bring litigation against all of the US auto makers.

Someone needs to apply real science principles to scientific exploration. The scientific community needs to examine my queries (I cannot be the only one with such questions) and with peer review call me a nut.  I anxiously await being proved wrong with good science.

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IT'S A FACT NOT FICTION " global warming theory"  The changes of weather in our planet has answer us in the face, with it's coldness in areas we did not expect .  What I think is that too many rockets going out to space has made the magnetic field change some how. not only do we send rockets to outer space but Russia as well and for money one million dollars takes you to see the stars and back man made "global warming worst for our planet it's just an excuse to blame men when men made the mistake . confuseing no just fed lies to the world.

God bless peace be with you

Answer 13

Well, the theory is man made because it would take a human brain to theorize.

Global Warming is the result of humans, most certainly.

Answer 14

There are natural fluctuations but it is the man made additions to global warming that can push us over the top. We can not have much impact on natural warming and it is not much of a threat to us but we can control our contributions to warming that are being imputed at an unsustainable rate. This is a very dangerous question to even be throwing around because earth as we know it can only be pushed so far before we are dooming generations to reside in a very difficult place to live.

Answer 15

I've never heard of a naturally made theory.

Answer 16

No offense but that reporter girl ought to step in and put an end to repetitious questions.  Why don't you look at previous responses?  By the way, it's natural.

Answer 17

I don't believe it's a theory I believe it's real.  I know there are normal fluctuations, but we are so far off the chart, it could only be a man made situation.  My questions is this.  What would be better, to do something about it and find out it's normal, or do nothing and find out it's our fault?  I don't feel it's worth taking the chance!!

Answer 18

Both.  I think we contribute to it, but it is inevitable.

The earth's weather pattern and magnetic fields have shifted in the past and continue to shift.

We are do for another major shift.  The last Ice Age happened without our intervention.  The Sahara was once a lush greenland, before the use of fossil fuels.

Answer 19

prtly both, but evidence is mounting that it is MAN!! who is causing most of damage! look at car polution, for example! the ozone layer is damaged almost beyond repair! man caused it! and it is men who must fix it!

Answer 20

Man made because even though some of it is natural we are accelerating it exponentially.

Answer 21

Well, theories are ideas posed by man... theories don't just "appear" naturally... So I will have to go with, man made.

Answer 22

Definitely man made!

Answer 23

obviously natural-- my state (Florida) was underwater once upon a time. are we so ridden with festering guilt that if it ever happens again we have to blame ourselves?

Answer 24

I believe it's natural... I hate all this Global Warming c**p thats been all over the news... Its natural and there's nothing we can do about it...

Answer 25

MAN MADE

Answer 26

Exacerbated by man, responded to by Nature.

Answer 27

i believe a little of both.