do you think global warming is being horribly over looked?
Oct 31, 2009
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Earthquake Questions
hurricanes have increased in intensity and numbers drasticaly. there has been more volcanic eruptians, earthquakes, more intense thunderstorms, and tsunamis. also, the climate is shifting. i believe global warming is a rising factor that is being ignored. something needs to be done before it is too late. governemtnis more worried about money then it is man kind. what are your views?
i understand that its nautral and will occur no matter what, but its the intensity and how we speed the proccess up that worries me. sea level is rising, this is another problem occuring due to the melting glaciers.
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14 comments
slynx000 on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Because global warming is a gradual threat and not an immediate threat, a lot of people are content with burying their heads in the sand or coming up with convenient excuses.
The proof is extremely compelling but until the seawaters rise to the point of no return may be what it will take for people to finally wake up.
What people do not realize is that combating global warming does not require that we go back to the stone ages. We HAVE the technology now to engage energy revolutions that will allow us to have our money and gadgets but give nature a break.
It WILL cost a lot of money initially but what is the cost of a few billion dollars versus the loss of trillions later due to an unstoppable ocean flood? (It’s Hurricane Katrina over again where we could have spent a few hundred million dollars to shore up the levees when we KNEW about this problem for years but now have to spend over 10 billion dollars and counting to restore New Orleans.)
Frankly, President Bush would rather play with his little toy soldiers in Iraq than tackle global issues because wars make for an immediate threat with a face you can see. Global warming is this huge faceless environmental issue that you can’t face head on.
NOTE: I mean absolutely no disrespect to soldiers who have gone to Iraq, sacrificed so much, and continue to be there and give all… my point was to illustrate that George Bush really doesn’t care about the lives he’s throwing away in the name of a war we cannot win, in a cause we should never have allowed to get this far into. He’s managed to con America into sacrificing a lot of lives, Iraqi and American but has been unwilling to spend even a fraction of that on areas that matter like fighting problems at their source, poverty, education, new energy instead of relying on oil.
sharrona on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Yes, I totally agree with you.
Definitely!
The Guy on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
What’s so wrong with warm. It could be worse. We should be proud that we haven’t created Global Scorching. That would be a serious problem.
FullMast on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I think there is too much emphasis being placed on it. Global Warming is a natural cycle the earth goes through on it’s own. There is absolutly NOTHING we can do about it.
They stated that the earth has warmed up maybe one degree over the last 1200 to 1400 hundred years. think about that…. IT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME TEMPREATURE IT WAS 12 – 1400 YEARS AGO.
Dr. HOUSE on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Global warming has occurred many times over before man was ever on the planet! Core samples form ice in the arctic and antarctic regions have proven this! Regardless of what we do, it will occur again! We may although be helping to bring it on quicker….
cesquaq on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
everyone knows it’s happening so no it’s not being overlooked. no one seems to care on a personal level. buying organic food, not littering, use less gas and electricity, use renewable fibers like bamboo for flooring and furniture instead of wood, using hemp and silk instead of wood are just a few things we could do as individuals. government is convinced it’s duty is to worry about $$. mankind is not kind and thinks gov’t is just going to wave it’s $$wand over us all to fix us. not gonna happen.
tbom_01 on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
No…global warming is not horribly being overlooked. It’s a scare tactic to get people to change their daily habits so that it reduces CO2 emissions.
Personally, I feel sustainable development policies are horribly overlooked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development
I hate the fact that the issue of global warming is thrown around when sustainable development should be the goal. Global warming is one problem, sustainable development is a spectrum of problems. We’ll be much better off if we’d just focus on sustainable development issues.
And by the way, global warming has nothing to do with volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis. And if you ask 10 atmospheric scientists specializing in tropical cyclones whether or not global warming affects tropical cyclones, then you’ll get two different viewpoints split evenly down both sides. This is because besides sea surface temperatures, there at least three other environmental conditions that affect tropical cyclones.
silverbirch on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
You are right that governments are more worried about money, because of course it is your money. Would you vote for a party that said it was going to raise taxes in order to spend more of renewable energy research, or was going to tax power or fuel to encourage you to use less? No, nor would anyone else.
Education is the answer, making people realise that their small changes can make a difference.
Some people, of course, go over the top, see link below.
anitababy.brainwash on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
yes, but there isn’t much anyone can do about it.
don on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
The climate change detractors that have answered this question have their heads in the sand. Do they really believe that scientists have missed the fact that global warming comes in cycles? Do they really believe humans have not contributed to warming? Do they really believe there’s nothing we can do? Nearly every government on the planet has recognized the seriousness of global warming; even Bush has signed off on it (although he doesn’t want to do anything about it). You people need to wake up – you’ve been hypnotized by Exxon/Mobil and the oil company campaign of misinformation – you’re stooges for a bunch of billionaires and you actually seem proud of that fact!
The issue with global warming that nobody here has addressed is that our energy use is increasing – every year we need more and more and more and more. Our energy use releases the carbon that has been locked up in coal and oil for millions of years. When we burn fossil fuel, it produces carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) and this gas is becoming more and more and more concentrated in our atmosphere. In 1989 humans spewed 21,000,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; by 1999 it was 23 billion tons; in 2004 it was 27 billion tons. The US is accountable for 5 or 6 billion of the total every year (and rising). As oil becomes more expensive, more coal-powered power plants will come online and the rate of CO2 increase will accelerate.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/iea/carbon.html
So the problem is not an issue for how things are now but how things are going to be if we sit on our asses and do nothing – the carbon dioxide thing is not going to go away on its own. In 1750 the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere was 280ppm, now it’s 377ppm
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/current_ghg.html
If we do nothing the concentration will increase – actually no matter what we do it will increase – but we can limit the amount of increase. By 2050, if we do nothing, the CO2 concentration will have doubled. There’s no climate scientist on earth that doesn’t shudder at that prospect. There’s a lot we can do individually but we have to have national leadership – a realistic national energy policy – global cooperation. In the US these issues are being horribly overlooked.
Craig W on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Global warming is a farce. Just like the earth revolves so does the wheather. I don’t think this is such a big deal. Who takes CO2 reading in 1750? If CO2 readings are on the rise i wonder why, could it be the population of the world is growing @ a rapid pace. Also we need more animals to feed the billions. Which alos give off CO2. Get out there & enjoy the sun.
brancomicguy on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Yes it is and there are steps we can take decrease our environmental footprint such as Building sustainable Archictecture, Buying Hybrid vehicles,Vehicles that run on Biodiesel or Electricity, Making clothing out of Hemp and organic Cotton,Setting up Solar Panels,Windmills, Geothermal Energy, Tidal Energy,Water Desalinization,Investing in Building Solar Towers,Shutting down Nuclear Power Plants, Using Bamboo as alternative to Plywood.
Lynden on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
well i hope not however in the last few years i have noticed that there was a decrease in CFC products and there was also more ozone awareness.
David B on October 31, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Here’s one interesting perspective on the question:
http://federalist.wordpress.com/2006/06/21/prepare-for-global-warming/
Basically, whether or not global warming is occurring, "if change is coming we can adapt."