Why do people belive in global warming?

Question

I live up north and our river flooded because there was an ice flow blocking the river, the first one in about 100 years. Incidents like these make all those global warming people look like fruitcakes. But if it does exist can you send me some because it's really cold up here?

Answer 1

:) Trust me, you don't want global warming where ice is supposed to be.  And people believe in it, not for political reasons, but because of the proof that surrounds them.  

Some people (unfortunately, most ) don't believe in global warming because of political reasons.  Think about it:  if oil was discovered to be a contributor of global warming and the oil companies were forced to close or change their tactics, then they wouldn't be too happy, would they?  Nope.  So their tactics may include denying the existence of global warming.  Of course, their are other examples, but I don't want to make you too bored :).

And this is my opinion.  I respect others' opinions, but I also have a right tomine.

Answer 2

The changes in the atmosphere are do to mans unearthing of coal, burning oil and natural gas plus other things that warm the surface of planet earth. just burning 10 million barrels of oil a day is warming earth. Check out CoolingEarth.org

Answer 3

Global Warming is not just about the Earth warming up. Global Warming actually affects the temperatures of the world by making it more extreme. If it was a regular winter in your area, Global Warming would make it colder than ever.

One sign of Global Warming is the polar ice caps. They are quickly diminishing to a smaller size. All of the animals that live there are also decreasing at an alarming rate. As the ice melts, some countries and islands are at great danger of going underwater. Scientists are predicting that when all of the ice melts, all the oceans will rise about 20 inches. One for sure sign is of the country of Bangladesh. About 3/4 of Bangladesh's elevation is under 9 feet. The country is loosing about 3 inches every year, but when Global Warming progresses on, Bangladesh will be swallowed up by water.

Answer 4

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

Answer 5

Read up on the topic. No serious scientist calls it global warming becuase while the general effect is a warming the result is simply a shift in climate meaning that you will experience weather anomalies just like the one you mention.

Answer 6

Global warming is talking about the GLOBAL warming. Of course it's not going to happen in every single region in the world but there are plenty of evidence (and it's now a proven fact) that global warming is occurring. Don't wish for global warming, instead, move or take a vacation down south.

Answer 7

because global warming is real and  the earth will get hotter and just because you havent seen achange maybe other peole have and the ice capes are melting and that is part if global warming.

Answer 8

It's happening.

Answer 9

People think global warming means its going to be 1000 degrees and people are going to be roasting on earth but its not that at all. You should understand that in the last 30 years,  the temperature of earth has only increase about 1.5 degrees C but thats enough to melt the ice in the polar regions causing water levels to rise and destroying a lot of different habitats. So even though we may not feel the differences in temperature, the ecological evidence is there if you spend the time to research it.

Answer 10

Global weather changes are a fact they happen over a period of thousands of years, man's effect is less then 0.1 %, yes less than, so even if we stopped doing everythign that causes CO2 we would not change what is happening why because it will happen whither we were here or not. Even the UN came out & said this but the far left refuse to give on this because this is their issue & don't want to look like the Fools they are.

Reguardless of this useless arugment we should take care of our planet it's the only one we got, & recycling & conserving are a start.

Answer 11

hahah TOTALLY agree!!! Global warming is ridiculous and in 20 years when they realize it never really existing...I will be one of the few who could actually said "hahah I told you so"

Answer 12

gives them a cause to believe in because here in America we have it soooooooooo goooooooooood people do not realize it and need something to complain about. If not "global warming" it would be "global cooling" or "protect the rain forrest" or the "ozone layer" see a pattern.

Answer 13

It's like a religion to many and people are easily brainwashed.  I used to believe everything they said too--until I learned more about the economic scheme behind it.  And that scheme does nothing to reduce pollution at all, but it does put a lot more money in certain people's pockets.

Answer 14

Hard to say, especially since we are in a period of global cooling.

Answer 15

they do it for political reasons.

Top scientists have even said that it's a cycle and this warming isn't anything new.

Answer 16

because the thingy between their ears has quit working and now they rely on others to think for them.

Answer 17

Because it exists, more heat depleted ozone layer, storms and hurricanes, pollution

Answer 18

I definitely dont;

It all depends on when you started measuring temperature, so who decides what the optimal temp is? The IPCC baselines temp at the close of the Little Ice Age when it was a good deal cooler than today. Does that mean it's gotten too hot? The past year indicates not, it was much cooler than usual, snow falling in Baghdad for the first time in recorded history, so much snow and ice in China that they had to use the Army to control panic.

Global warming is a natural process, we haven't done anything but release CO2 that was produced naturally on Earth and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is still tiny, only .04% or so of total atmosphere is CO2. The much greater cause of warming is water vapor and we live on a watery planet so there's not much we can do about that. New studies show that when we finally have doubled the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, temp will only have increased about 1 full degree C, it's now up about 0.6 degree.

Polar bears weigh about 1200 pounds so thinking of a carnivore that size that would look at you as food kind of lessens their overall cuteness. At least for me. They survived the last period between ice ages when it was much warmer than it's likely to get, they don't have to swim or live in ice, the groups that are thriving are the ones that are in warmer areas of Canada.Polar bears arent drowning just because al gores animated bear doesnt know how to swim.

Putting a 'cute' face on global warming hype is a trick they use, but the real motivation is control. If they can tell you when or if you can drive, where to set your thermostat, how much electricity you can use, they can control every moment of you life. It's very possible we're going to see global cooling next since the current solar cycle is almost totally absent.

(yes that was copy/paste answer from a previous q i answered.)

Answer 19

Just one below average winter, which doesn't mean a thing.  It happened in 1982, 1991-1992, 1999-2000.  EVERY TIME global warming came back stronger than ever.  Proof.

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2007/

discussed in detail, with confirmation, at:

http://tamino.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/g...

As long as we keep making greenhouse gases in enormous amounts, global warming will dominate in the long run.  It's simple physics.

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/di...

Answer 20

Anecdotal evidence such as you present fails the test of logic, and your question reveals your complete lack of understanding.

The Earth is getting warmer, and has been for at least tens of thousands of years. Only those who do not understand the issue would argue against that idea.

Gee, the sun is out this afternoon. I guess global warming must be true.

Answer 21

why do people believe in god? Its the same theory. If enough people believe it then people are going to follow

Answer 22

Global Warming is real, if all the ice melts, then maybe we might be underwater.

Answer 23

Its real and we are causing it.

http://green.yahoo.com/global-warming/ed...

Everything you need to know

Answer 24

becuase the lead scientists are saying it and its true.  That is why everyone is going green.  Global warming is when the earth becuase hotter.  That ice block will evetually melt.  For example look at the arctic before global warming took its place http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/Division...

that used to be a full circle hudgeee now its that

Answer 25

Because people are insecure and aren't educated.  Its the same reason people believe in the Lock Ness Monster, the boogie man, alien abductions, crop circles, moon landings, a denial of the holocost, and that the American government injected Aids to kill black men.  The list goes on and on and on.  People want to believe is something to give their life meaning.  They cling to anything that gives them a comfort zone to feel better about themselves.

My suggestion...the next time you meet a global warming believer, ask them the following 2 questions and see if you will get a straight answer not filled with horse manure.

1) What is the ideal average temperature of the Earth ?

2)  What caused the former ice ages (there have been at least 6 in Earth's history) to advance and then decline?

Answer 26

Well because it's happening.