The truth about global warming

Israel
May 22, 2009 8:51am CST
CO2 is 30% higher than it has been for the last 600,000+ years, and Methane is 130% greater. These are two of the main pollutants humans release into the atmosphere in huge excess, and they are two of the primary greenhouse gases. Look at the 'hockeystick', which shows a dramatic warming since 1950 after a fairly stable climate for 1000 years. In fact, the 10 hottest years in recorded history have all happened since 1990, with 2005 being the hottest. Never had there been an article doubting man's influence on global warming published in a peer-reviewed journal. A recent study of almost 1000 proved that. Yes, the earth naturally heats and cools, and even other planets show a similar pattern of temperature fluctuation, but the warming we are experiencing now is unprecedented in the "recent" (think eras) geologic past. We are doing this, and we must stop it. This is science trying to educate a crass, ignorant public of the damage they are doing. The magnitude of temperature increase ALREADY is about 10x that of the 'little ice age' of the middle ages, and rate and amount are only going up. Just to be clear, glacial and interglacial cycles are mainly controlled by astronomical fluctuations, but we have a detailed record of the last 7 cycles, and what the climate and CO2 is doing now is way different and extreme. The rate of increase is much higher than in the past AND the value itself is much higher. what are your personal views?
1 response
• United States
22 May 09
i do not doubt peoples effect on the environment but i do think everyone needs to see it and try to change there ways we cant reverse what we've done but we can make a better future have you took your own steps to go green and what have you done?
• Israel
22 May 09
Personally i try to save on power, i use a clothesline instead of the drier (and that takes extreme discipline for someone as lazy as i am) for example. I recycle and reuse whenever i can even at the cost of a little inconvenience, trying to persuade as many of my friends as i can, and i carpool/walk/ride my bikes instead of taking the car.
• United States
22 May 09
to produce 1 pound of meat takes apx 2500 gallons of water1 pound soy 250 gallons 1 pound wheat 25 gallons and more then 1/3 of fossil fuels used in america go to animal agriculture so i know it sounds way hippie but try going vegetarian 2 times a week and buying locally grown produce would help