What are the myths of global warming?

Question

What are the myths of global warming?

Answer 1

its the sun.

volcanoes emit more then man.

its all a massive conspiracy.

Chaotic systems are not predictable

We can't trust computer models of climate

Many leading scientists question climate change

They predicted global cooling in the 1970s

It’s all down to cosmic rays

Human CO2 emissions are too tiny to matter

Ice cores show CO2 increases lag behind temperature rises, disproving the link to global warming

Ice cores show CO2 rising as temperatures fell

The cooling after 1940 shows CO2 does not cause warming

The 'hockey stick' graph has been proven wrong

It's been far warmer in the past, what's the big deal?

It was warmer during the Medieval period, with vineyards in England

We are simply recovering from the Little Ice Age

What is happening now?

Antarctica is getting cooler, not warmer, disproving global warming

Polar bear numbers are increasing

The lower atmosphere is cooling, not warming

The oceans are cooling

Warming will cause an ice age in Europe

Higher CO2 levels will boost plant growth and food production

Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming

It's too cold where I live - warming will be great

We can't do anything about climate change

Answer 2

All the polar caps will melt and we all will then live at the sea shore.

Answer 3

Look at the green house gas.

   CO2 the product of u breathing.

Don't calculate what u want it to be ,but just get it measured by a good co. The level is much lower than calculated ,because the plants are doing such a good job.

    Methane I cannot measure any , where has it gone???

Answer 4

That it is some kind of conspiracy to; take your pick:  increase taxes, form a world government, reduce your freedoms, turn America into a communitst liberal eco state or whatever other nonsense is being talked about by those who really have an agenda,  and by those being used by those who have an agenda based on extremist political views.

Answer 5

Global Warming is backed by facts because it is happening! Maybe it wont cause immediate disaster but it is gonna cause disaster none the less. Yes we as humans do play a part in Global Warming, whether you choose to believe it or not.

Answer 6

That they are man made.

That we must act NOW or be doomed.

That it's Bush's fault.

That if you eat meat, your farts will have more global warming gas. (i am not kidding, liberals will tell you this)

One truth: Every aspect of your life will be controlled by the government if liberals keep getting their way. Oh, and your taxes will most definately be going up , up , up.

Answer 7

Obama he has new bill in Senate for Highest Tax(UN Global Poverty Tax)

I PAY Taxes

So will You

The Debate is over the only thing to save you is  a Global Warming Tax,on top of your 35% tax you now pay, see Obama Global Poverty Tax 210 Billion a year + 8% of GNP each year paid to UN.you must work Harder pay more Tax or we will Die.UK now pays 8% Green Tax .Can we have a Moon Tax Soon Please? WORK + TAX WILL SET YOU FREE

Answer 8

We have the technology to move past the carbon debate. We do not have time to go through the government red tape, government has to change. Without governments mandating renewable resources that do not harm the environment, we are doomed. We have to take the time to get it right. With oil on the decline, we have to make massive changes, swiftly. But we can not do this twice, or three times - like in the past; we have to put our money in the best return on investments and where we get multiple benefits. We can not redo this one. We have had most of this technology for 20 years but have not implemented it. We know what is cost effective; we know where we need better technology. The fossil fuel depression with global warming will be the worst economic downturn in world history. But this is not doom and gloom; we have the ability to fix our mess and enough time. Solar Concentrating Electric Power Plants, wind, wave, small hydro-electric, geothermal, and nuclear energy are what we need. We must have a pollution surcharge where we pay the real price (health effects, global warming and cleanup) for oil, natural gas, coal, cigarettes, cooling towers, cars, trains and airplanes. Raising the price of fossil fuel today gives us more time to solve these problems and helps pay for the 20 Trillion Dollars worth of renewable energy over the next 10 years. Remember knowledge is power and this information is very powerful. Humans have 50 trillion dollars worth of stuff that runs on cheep oil, natural gas, or coal.

I attended the Focus the Nation at Sierra College on. The event was the 2% Solution, a 2% reduction over 40 years to solve global warming. Oil is a nonrenewable resource and we are running out-but not soon – anyone willing to pay $30 per gallon for gas. The problem is the oil will be gone in less than 30 years at present rates of consumption without projected increases and shortages (gone at least to run cars, heat homes, power electric plants or air travel). The 2% Solution is ok for the USA for a 10 year plan to cut 20%, but I would prefer a 5% Solution over the next 10 years for a 50% reduction. At the same time, we have to be building renewable energy so at the end of 10 years we can cut an additional 20%. With the peak of oil in the 1970’s, peak natural gas in the 1990’s, having mined cheep coal, the peak of ocean fishing in the 1980’s, and the peak of uranium in the 1990’s, humans must stop procrastinating and make real changes to keep earth sustainable including in the energy debate, finance and regulation. Global warming projects over the next 90 years that carbon dioxide will skyrocket as human’s burn more fossil fuels, but where is this fuel? We have to come up with what will take its place and cleanup our mess. One of the big problems we have is at some time Yellowstone will blow its top again, as the magma move closer to the surface, creating a nuclear winter. After that we will not have to worry about the destruction of the ozone layer, global warming or pollution.

Many of mankind’s advancements cause earth surface to warm, destroy the ozone layer, kill off endanger species, heat cities, and in some way cause more dramatic destruction.  Blacktop and buildings (roads, roofs and parking lots-heat cities), deforestation (air pollution, soil erosion), duststorms (increase hurricanes and cyclones, cause lung diseases), fires (cause pollution, mud slides, and deforestation), refrigerants (like CFC's) and solvents (including benzene destroy the ozone layer raising skin cancer rates) and plastics; cars, airplanes, ships and most electricity production (causes pollution including raised CO2 levels and increased lung and other diseases); these human problems we must fix to keep life on earth sustainable! Humans have destroyed half of the wetlands, cut down nearly half of the rain and other forests, and advance on the earths grasslands while advancing desertification which increases duststorms.

The result is:  change is on the way, we just do not know what changes (where and when). Look beyond the hype, beyond the weather, beyond a quarterly report and beyond today. President Bush has made a choice of energy (ethanol) over food and feeding the starving people around the world; this is a choice China has rejected. The fact is Bush wants to buy food from out side the USA to send to starving people since our grain is not available.

But with that we must understand we have never seen what is now happening before. CO2 has never lead to temperature change, but temperature change has led to increases in CO2. The models have to be made as we go along with current evidence! But again adding a small amount of CO2 to the atmosphere enlarges the earths sun collection causing warming; increase water in the atmosphere and it forms clouds cooling earth but sometimes causing flooding. Even natural events are warming earth and causing destruction. The sun has an increased magnetic field causing increases in earthquakes (more destruction), volcanoes (wow, great destruction), and sun spots. Lighting produces ozone near the surface (raising air pollution levels). The USA Mayor's have taken a stand and I believe are on the right track, we can have control and can have economic growth. The sun is available to produce energy, bring light to buildings and makes most of human’s fresh water. Composting is the answer to desertification. New dams are the answer to fresh water storage, energy and cooling earth by evaporation, we need many small ones all over (California needs 100 by 2012 and we are far behind).

Now what USA Presidential candidate is giving you the facts so you can make an educated decision of which one to vote for?

Education is why I founded CoolingEarth.org, a geoengineering web sight where you can learn more about earth, the atmosphere, and how to sustain life on earth’s surface. Watch for changes in the sight coming soon.

Answer 9

Most myths about global warming are the ones that some government feed to the people at times to get around doing something to help get rid of the causes

Answer 10

The myth is that all these so called myths are not myths at all but truths. But you got a load of sheep to BAA.

At least gengi has some sense the myth is, there is no global warming.

The earth maybe more resilient than we think. it may yet find its own way of climate control. It lives its own life whether covered with billions of lizards or billions of sand-people set on its destruction. Maybe new volcanoes to spew forth tiny droplets in the atmosphere sending us into a nuclear-winter like cold spell or a reversal of deep water currents bringing cold water to the surface and causing a new ice age. Neither one of these would be beneficial to us. We need to take care. The earth will survive no matter what, but will we?

Answer 11

The myth is that is will cause immediate disaster.  It won't.  If nothing is done there will be an uneven but relentless slide towards a less comfortable existence for a lot of people. The choice that we have is to start doing something about it now or wait when the action will need to be more drastic and more expensive.

Answer 12

There is only one myth, and that is that we are causing it.