Global Warming

Global warming is happening but it has nothing to do with humans and everything to do with the activity of the sun. We humans are insignificant - a mere pimple on the surface. It is ridiculous to think that we can influence anything as massive as the earth and the atmosphere.

I agree we can't afford to ignore it and I think sensible people are waking up to that fact now although there are still people who dismiss the idea of global warming as scaremongering. I guess it's convenient for them to do so because it's an excuse to not do anything to change their own behaviour. World leaders are the people that can really make a difference but we can, and should, play our own part by making sure we use resources responsibly and also, of course, by lobbying our leaders to take action. Of course it means tough decisions and unpopular choices - things like people actually getting off their butts and out of their cars. It's not going to be painless. Unfortunately most leaders lack the backbone to push through radical change and too many people lack the common sense and social conscience to change their actions as consumers.

I have watched the documentary video "An Inconvenient truth" (which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one's man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exploding the myth and misconceptions that surrounds it) by Al gore. Maybe if Al Gore won as president he would definitely do some work regarding this topic/issue. Try watching it or look for their official site. The video tells it all, it's complete. He has been to many countries doing talks or seminars about this issue and been talking to high ranking officials regarding this topic but only few listens.

This is so true. We humans are mainly responsible for Global Warming. We should try to do our part by trying to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. Things we can do include, turning off appliances when not in use, use energy saving appliances and etc. Let's do our little parts to help save our Mother Earth. A little from each of us goes a very long way.

I never used to get serious about this global warming thing until recently when earthquakes struck our country. Some politicians said that that was because of global warming. Now, what are we supposed to do to control this global warming? I heard long time ago the the O-ZONE layer is getting thin, what is this all about? is o-zone the same as global warming?

I beleive we should all try and help solve this one way or another. However alot of people do not understand how serious this problem is untill it affects them individualy. However i think the main problem is going to be the financial side of it. Its going to cost billions to sort this out and to be honest who is going to make the first move. I have talked to my friends about global warming before and their response has usualy been "ah well nothing major is going to happen to me in my lifetime. Why worry ?" They obviously havent thought about their kids in years to come.

I think here in Europe, Global Warming is a situation that is taken very seriously, and we are very involved with things to make our "carbon footprint" smaller - recycling, energy saving light bulbs, no plastic bags etc. However, no matter how hard we and our politicians try, there will be no real success until the larger industrialised nations (namely the USA) start waking up to the fact that this is really happening and try and do something about it. Also India and China have really bad chemical and industrial practices in their factories etc, which damage the ozone layer and the environment in a terrible way. Unfortunately, many people stick thrir heads in the sand, say "it can't happen to me", and are also driven by money, and most people know that acting in a "greener way" is often more expensive. Hopefully, in time, people will catch up with Europe in this regard, but what damage is done in the measntime, and whether it can ever be revoked, I truly do not know.

Global Warming is occurring because the earth is till coming out of the last Ice Age, and will continue to warm until it peaks and then begins to cool. This warming and cooling cycle is natural to the earth and occurs on a fairly regular basis. Man-made Global Warming is nothing more than a cheap hoax in an attempt to get research funding, among other reasons. Right now Mars is also experiencing Global Warming, so the idea that man is responsible is ludicrous. Gore's little science fiction show has been thoroughly picked apart by many scientists, and the information and factoids used in that movie were cherry picked with no regard to accuracy or context in order to make the point that Gore wanted to make. In 2005 the temperature actually dropped by 3 degrees, which puts a little kink in the line that the earth's temperature is steadily rising. A lot of scientists that originally were in on that IPCC consensus are now suing to have their names removed, because they no longer want to be associated with it. Man does not affect Global Warming, the only thing man affects is how polluted the environment gets, and Global Warming is not controlled by the environment... the environment is controlled by Global Warming and Cooling. Those who say that man is controlling Global Warming actually have it backwards. Cutting down on pollution and protecting the environment is great, but has very little to do with Global Warming.

Do you believe that people cause global warming or do you believe that it is natural, and that is the result of God's intervention? I gather you believe the former and the choice is too horrific and if too many people believe it, they will make sure that people in the Northern climates turn down their thermostats to 10 degrees at night even when it is 40 below outside. However, if one believes that this is natural, steps can be taken that will not harm people or lower their standard of living. I saw one example on our travels. When we were in Prince Edward Island they were experimenting with Windmills, and we also saw some in the States. You have to consider if you make choices such as lowering the thermostat in winter, raising the price of food, or making it better for people in the Sahara desert while making people in Canada and the northern United States pay more for fuel, whether you are being discrimatory and favoring some nations over another. If what you do in response hurts some, it is not worth it and we should search for alternative energy that does not cause people financial pain.

I don't think that anything will be done until it is too late.Some people don't believe there is a problem or that there are more important issues.They just don't get. Or they do get it and think there isn't anything they can do.

It's not just the leaders that have a responsibility. It all begins with us. And I know so many don't recycle or even make any attempt to save our resources. Continued manufacturing etc is part of the cause. We live in a world where so many want everything new.....so you have to make it and manufacturing makes the world go around. We all need to be conscience of what we do everyday. Starting today....

For me we are the cause of these what we called global warming we human. Because we are cutting trees in our forest, throwing garbage any where and especially throwing garbage a plastic anywhere we did not know yet that plastic will decomposed after 50 years. if we throw plastic anywhere maybe I can imagine right now what will be our future. In order for us to be aware and to avoid global warming we should have to think of the best solution on how to save our mother earth in global warming and we as a hu8man being we should also do our responsibilities as a human. I dont afriad to express my feeling about this because it is for our own good and for the sake of our mother earth.

This is an extremely sad situation, very unfortunately. Alot of the damage that has been done is irreversible. But, despite this, I think that we as individuals should focus on what we can do in our lives to make a difference (for the future). I don't have much hope for what politicians and those who hold governmental positions of power will do to save the planet.

The truth has always been told by scientists for several years now and it is just muddled with politics. For the skeptics out there pls. watch the Inconvenient Truth for it will show on simplified terms what will happen if man refused to do something about it. There have been movements but we all should be a part for change to be significant.

I couldn't agree more but unfortunately there are too many people who disagree and who think it's just a natural cycle the earth is going through and that there's nothing we can or should do about it. There was an entire discussion here a few days ago devoted to bashing Al Gore, calling him a phoney and saying basically that his movie was pure fiction and not at all true. I'm not scientist, in fact it was my least favorite subject in school so I wasn't that good in it...lol...but when thousands of people much more educated in the subject than I am say we're in serious trouble but it may not be too late, by God I'm going to pay attention and try to do whatever little part I can do. There was a segment on 60 Minutes awhile back where, among other things, geologists were able to measure deep enough into the glaciers to tell that there is a direct connection between the accelleration of global warming and the industrial age. Our own leaders here in the U.S have resisted making any changes at all even though we're the biggest contributor to the problem. Hopefully everyone, including all our politicians will wake up before it's too late! The polar bears are already dying in frightening numbers and their weight is decreasing by a large percentage. The penguin population is also shrinking. I hope enough people are finally starting to take this seriously! Annie

This is why is so important for people to support those politicians who are concern about Global Warming and are willing to do something to defend our planet.

Hi Pose123! I do agree with you completely. Global warming is far more dangerous than we could ever really fathom. I do believe that it has been affecting us treendously with all the climate changes we are all experiencng worldwide especially in our country which has been seriously affected by drought and severe typhoons and not mentioning volcanic eruptions which I hope will not occur once again. I just hope that our leaders will be more concern and not be concern of how much kickbacks they could pocket for themselves. Take care and have a ncie day.

I've run out of things to say Pose (well I thought of more after this sentence), but look at the thread, can you blame me. I say climate changes are occuring but too much credit is being given to mankind. Look at the other factors that influence climate on Earth. Solar energy, sunspot variation, oceanic trends/circulation, atmospheric conditions, the orbit of the planet around the sun. Then look at what the planet has been through and do not just use a 20, 30, 40 or 100 year timeframe. The planet has gone through extreme heating cycles with little atmosphere (@4 billion years ago, in fact too hot to have an atmosphere), and very different climates (and again, a climate situation which would be foreign from our perspective and unable to sustain current life on Earth). And after the major climate and atmospheric changes, there were moderate warming and cooling cycles causing growth in warming and decline (droughts, famine, plagues) in cooling times. I just want more debate and research on the subject and I am not one to respond to threats especially from doubletalkers or people who actually stand to profit from the situation.