Do You Think Global Warming Is A Natural Cycle Or Caused By Humans?

We have had climate change through millions of years.I honestly think that what we do will not make much difference ,if we in the west turned off everything for day ,china and developing countries would replace the saved emmisions in one hour.It is a hopeless case ,countries developing in the world want new washing machines ,tv,cars to drive around in and everything we take for granted,their people need to work and generate wealth so they can prosper.In the eighteen century we burnt all the fossil fuels ,through our industrial revolution ,I would like to know what we have said if someone told us not to do it.The earth cools and warms up normally and I think there is nothing we can do to make enough difference,stopping chopping down the rain forest would help,of course saving energy will help somewhat,but I don't think we will ever stop global warming as it is happening naturally.Everybody moaned at Margaret Thatcher for shutting the coal mines because it was to much to expect the tax payer to subsidise the coal miners enourmous wage packets.Just as well she did as she slowed down gloabal warming without even realising.We have to have different forms of energy,every time we come up with something these green people put an objection in ,as it involves some type of building work,I just wonder how these green people would feel if there was not enough energy to fuel the hospitals ,schools,keep the old people warm in winter.They don't want wind turbines because they interfere with the birds,they don't want nuclear energy because it is dangerous,let alone dungerness b has produced electric for the last thirty years without any incidents,maybe they think we should rub two sticks together,mind you most of them look like they have not seen soap and water,or done a days work in their life.who pays for their benefits ? people like us who drive to work and produce goods to make the wealth and their benefit payments.Don't they make you laugh!

I think it's a natural cycle to which human activities have been added. What ever is the case we are polluting our nest, (earth) and will destroy ourselves if we don't change our ways.

Its not a natural cycle, its human fault why we are experiencing global warming. One clear evident is the climate changed that most countries and regions are experiencing right now. Here in my country, it is supposed to be hot and summer ambiance but we already experienced raining and some low pressures in in the last week of April. It's already May and the climate is like June which is supposed the start of rainy season. Just hope government will be more focus on whatever plans they have in this global warming problem.

no doubt about this, it is cause by humans and no one else. Global Warming had drastically progress for the last 3 decades. as we might notice, and see on the news, weather had change a lot. it become hotter and hotter, sea levels rises and just like now, it's summer but it's raining already and we had already experience two to three typhoons. the government alone can't do anything about it, it starts with each and everyone, cause we are all affected by Global Warning, no one is spared from the results of human negligence.

i think both natural cycle and human, affect the global climate.

I think it's a little bit of both, I mean you can't help but to be very interested and suprised at the evidence that comes forward about everything. I don't worry too much about it because i kind of agree with the theory that the earth will work itself out. But I do agree that there are a lot of little things that everyone can do to help out.. although it may take a little while for some of us to actually faithfully do these things.

It is also a cycle look at Ice age then warmed up so we could live, I just read some books wrote by some anthropolicist (so) Ones who have digs for bones. and they had one where they taked of the people that lived millions of years ago went though the Ice to find a warm place to live . Very good book lots of research done and they do go on all kinds a digs. Last name is greer kathrine and micheal. They have really made good stories to go with thier findings. Now if they would fire up the nuke plants they have built it wouldnt be long to have cheaper power while they build the windmills!

Well for me I think this is human made since the change in climate is very drastic already that there are calamities that happens really devastating already. Although calamities are indeed destructive in nature but they have become even more violent in the past few years. This intensifying calamities that happen around the globe is being triggered by something we put in the environment and I think it is us humans that contribute more in destroying our natural habitat like deforestation and creating pollution everywhere. I have seen one documentary film that we are fast destroying our environment that nature took hundred or million of years to destroy but we humans have done it for only several decades only that is why nature is also reacting to the changes we are making in our environment. Alternatives right now are available to have a greener environment but the only setback for this is that the cost of adopting one. Solar Power is very promising but the cost is just not affordable for an average kind of people. Wind power as well as other alternatives like hydrogen is just as costly. I just hope that we could create a cleaner environment in the coming years before it becomes too late for all of us.

I think the global warming is caused by human beings. We have do many things harmful for the environment. For example, we have cut a lot of trees and build many skyscrapers. The air, water etc. pollution are extremely bad for our environment. I love China

Global Warming is definitely a Natural cycle. This cycle has been going on for millions of years. The problem with alternative green sources is that they are not capable of meeting the supply and demand of this country. Wind power requires acres and acres of land to create power for the batteries. Which is not practical in cities with concentrations of populations and space is a premium. The other problem with wind power is that you can't store that energy for use later on. Meaning if you have a non-windy day, then you essentially get a blackout. (Also, the environmentalists are arguing against wind power saying it interferes with some bat or bird.) Solar power only works in states that get lots of sunshine which is great for most of the South but fails miserably in the North. States like Washington would not gain any benefit from solar power because it rains quite a bit. Nuclear power has its own environmental consequences but is probably the most feasible because it doesn't require the weather to be perfect to work. Global warming has yet to be conclusively proven. Therefore, those scientists can't conclude that it is real. In reality, Global Warming is still an unproven theory.

Regardless of whether it's natural or it's caused by humans I think that it is our duty to do all we can to help fight global warming and protect our earth by becoming more green and less greedy. Some companies think being green is getting more money by saying you are doing all in your power to help the environment. I don't know if this is true but this is what I've heard from others opinions. Either way, I think that we should all do what's in our power to make this planet safer, in more ways then just one.

I read many topics about global warming. One thing for sure it will gonna effect us all the worst we can imagine. The question is, are we prepared for the worst possible scenario ahead. We must do something,we must before it's too late.

In relation to this relevant post of yours, I wish to post the following excerpt from http//www.gotquestions.org. "....A careful look at global warming, as a topic, shows that there is a great deal of disagreement about the facts and substance of climate change. Those who blame man for climate change often disagree about what facts lead them to that conclusion. Those who hold man totally innocent of it often ignore established facts. Experience and research leads us to believe that warming is, in fact, occurring; however, there is little to no objective evidence that man is the cause, nor that the effects will be catastrophic. I think the idea of earth “wearing out” is an apt analogy. This entire world has been continually decaying since the fall. Global warming “facts” are notoriously hard to come by. One of the few facts universally agreed upon is that the current average temperature of Earth is indeed rising at this time. According to most estimates, this increase in temperature amounts to about 0.4-0.8 °C (0.72-1.44 °F) over the last 100 years. Data regarding times before that is not only highly theoretical, but very difficult to obtain with any accuracy. The very methods used to obtain historical temperature records are controversial, even between the most ardent supporters of the theory of human-caused climate change. The facts leading one to believe that humans are not responsible for the current change in temperature are as follows: • Global temperature changes from past millennia, according to available data, were often severe and rapid, long before man supposedly had any impact at all. That is, the current climate change is not as unusual as some alarmists would like to believe. • Recent recorded history mentions times of noticeable global warming and cooling, long before man had any ability to produce industrial emissions. • Water vapor, not CO2, is the most influential greenhouse gas. It is difficult to determine what effect, if any, mankind has on worldwide water vapor levels. • Given the small percentage of human-produced CO2, as compared to other greenhouse gases, human impact on global temperature may be as little as 1%. • Global temperatures are known to be influenced by other, non-human-controlled factors, such as sunspot activity, orbital movement, volcanic activity, solar system effects, and so forth. CO2 emission is not the only plausible explanation for global warming. • Ice-age temperature studies, although rough, frequently show temperatures changing before CO2 levels, not after. This calls into question the relationship between warming and carbon dioxide; in some cases, the data could easily be interpreted to indicate that warming caused an increase in carbon dioxide, rather than the reverse! • Computer simulations used to “predict” or “demonstrate” global warming require the assumption of human causation, and even then are not typically repeatable or reliable. Current computer weather simulations are neither predictive nor repeatable. • Most of the global temperature increase of the last 100 years occurred before most of the man-made CO2 was produced. • In the 1970’s, global temperatures had actually been dropping since 1945, and a “global cooling” concern became prominent, despite what is now dismissed as a lack of scientific support. • The “consensus” claimed by most global warming theorists is not scientific proof; rather, it is a statement of majority opinion. Scientific majorities have been wrongly influenced by politics and other factors in the past. Such agreement is not to be taken lightly, but it is not the same thing as hard proof. • This “consensus,” as with many other scientific theories, can be partially explained by growing hostility to those with differing viewpoints, making it less likely that a person without preconceived notions would take on the subject for research. The financial and political ramifications of the global warming debate are too serious to be ignored, though they should not be central to any discussion. • The data being used to support anthropogenic (man-caused) global warming is typically based on small data sets, single samples, or measurements taken in completely different regions. This creates an uncertainty in the results that rarely gets the attention that alarmist conclusions do. While the above list is not exhaustive, it does include several of the major points that raise doubts about mankind’s actual effect on global temperatures. While no one can deny that warming is occurring, “overwhelming evidence” of any objective type does not exist to support the idea that global warming is significantly influenced by human actions. There is plenty of vague, short-sighted, and misunderstood data that can be seen as proving “anthropogenic” global warming theory. All too often, data used to blame humans for global warming is far less reliable than data used for other areas of study. It is a valid point of contention that the data used in these studies is frequently flawed, easily misinterpreted, and subject to preconception. In regards to issues such as this, skepticism is not the same as disbelief. There are fragments of evidence to support both sides, and logical reasons to choose one interpretation over another. The question of anthropogenic global warming should not divide Christian believers from each other (Luke 11:17). Environmental issues are important, but they are not the most important questions facing mankind. Christians ought to treat our world with respect and good stewardship, but we should not allow politically-driven hysteria to dominate our view of the environment. Our relationship with God is not dependent on our belief in human-caused global warming."

Whether you believe it to be real or not, you must admit there are quite a bit of weather changes that have been occuring over the years. Something is causing it. I am sure all the pollution in the air can't be healthy for any one or any thing. Where does it go? Is it feasible that it is in the atmosphere? I think we should have changed energy uses long ago? I have to wonder what type of kick back the USA is getting from OPEC.

It is totally caused by humans because the first thing to save the environment is trees who generate oxygen and accept carbon di oxide but we are cutting trees unnecessarily to make a better life and using petrol and s many alternative fuels for our daily usages and for the energy these are the reason for creating pollution so definitely humans are the reason for all these losses occuring to the environment

Well I can't say whether it is true or not but I got my opinion. My opinion is that I think it is nature taking it's course. Although we should keep our earth clean and go green. I just don't understand how it could be that say a empty can of hairspray that was thrown on the ground could cause global warming. But I will say that it is very harmful to our people and our animals when people are careless with their toxic products. Even if it was not the reason for global warming. I have even switched all my products from chemicals to the safe o-zone products. I found that it works just as good as the rest of the stuff. I just hope that one day that people will think about what they are doing when they use that kind of products or even throw that kind of garbage or any kind of garbage of that fact on the ground. Even when I see teens throw stuff on the ground I will either ask them to pick up their garbage or I will do it, only because I have children and I want the earth to be around when they get older and for when they have children and so on. But this is my opinion about the whole global warming. Happy Mylotting

I think its a bit of both. The earth does go through cycles its well documented that the earth has cooling and warming trends. But I dont think that what we are exiperencing now is just a trend. The earth is warming and its not because of a cycle(althought it may play a part) its in, it because of what we have done to our planet. A living thing can only be abused for so long before it breaks. We all have to start changing what we do and how we use energy if we want to heal our planet.

I think there is nothing related to natural cycle, its entirely a man made problem. The most important cause of it is the green house effect. The CO2 gas that emits from the engine exhaust has made a layer in the atmosphere. When the sun rays fall on the earth the heat of the sun enters into this layer of CO2. But in the evening when earth release the head then the heat could not get transmitted through this layer. And due to that effect temperature of the atmosphere increases. If you look at the last couple of years then you will find that there is a huge increase in the vehicles and with that the pollution has also increased and this is one of the prime reasons behind the global worming. So its entirely a man made problem. I this we need to switch to renewable energy sources as soon as possible. They are costly now because the technology is new. But I think they will become cheap when more and more people will use them and there will be large amount of production.

At first, I was into all these movies like "An Inconvenient Truth", where they talked about how smog was contributing to global warming and such. Well, there are also others that are saying the planet goes through a natural cycle of warm and cold. Despite that, I think we should do our best to clean up the air anyway, even if it doesn't have to do with global warming, the reason being because even if it's not contributing to global warming, smog is still bad for our lungs!