Do you believe in climate change?
By Basilo
@Basilo (670)
April 18, 2017 4:04pm CST
Do you believe your locality, country or the world at large has been changing in relation to climate? Since you were born till now, maybe 20, 30,40 0r 50 yrs ago which observational change have you witnessed. is it the rainfall pattern in your state? have summers been long, winters short..has drought-stricken your area more often?
okay if yes.. do you believe these are indicators of climate change or nature is just taking its course...
lets your views
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
18 Apr 17
Sure, though I'm not sure anything as big as the ice age will ever happen again. Hope not anyway. I also think people are crazy thinking that we humans are fully responsible and can stop it. There is nothing we can do to stop climate change from happening. It is nature and it will happen even if we didn't exist.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
18 Apr 17
@Basilo We humans are not Gods or so high above everything that nature needs our assistance to operate. If anything it's the other way around. So, yeah that's what I'm saying. We will either adapt or die off.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
18 Apr 17
I believe the climate changes. There hasn't been any significant warming since the mid-90s, according to a recent study.
Back in the 70s they warned about a new ice age. Now it's warming they are concerned about. In a couple of years they will find something else to get everyone in a panic about.
The climate changes on a regular basis. Depending on solar flares, magnetic waves, the distance we are from the sun, probably even asteroids and a dozen other things, the climate changes constantly for varied periods of time.
I do not understand everyone wanting to get all the CO2 out of the air. Plants need CO2 to live and in turn they produce oxygen for us.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
18 Apr 17
@Basilo I'm not saying that us putting more CO2 in the atmosphere doesn't affect anything. Just that it doesn't affect the entire earth's ecosystem and climate. Nature is stronger than we will ever be and it will warm and cool the earth no matter what we do. We are alarmists. And we suffer from a universally over inflated ego, thinking that whatever we do, no matter how small, has the power to change the earth because we are sooooo important. I think we are seeing a natural cycle of climate changing and it will change again in a few years.
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@Basilo (670)
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18 Apr 17
@dragon54u ooh see your point. actually, i agree CO2 is an important aspect of the atmosphere. besides that, the ozone also referred as a greenhouse gasses is a very important protective element of the earth. I think over releasing co2 into the atmosphere is what needs regulation.. because i believe it reaches a point when the natural systems can not deal or effectively regulate the too much co2 deposited
@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
18 Apr 17
Yes, I believe in climate change. Our country is currently experiencing that (Philippines). Every year, especially if it's summer, there's always an increase in degrees. So every year it's getting hotter and hotter. Well obviously this is due to global warming, that's why there's a climate change.
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@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
18 Apr 17
@Basilo The only thing that we can do to help is to avoid doing things that can harm our environment. Most of the time, humans are the reasons why we are experiencing this kind of problem. We do illegal logging, throwing garbage on the street, and polluting the air through our vehicles and not thinking that these may cause so much negative consequences on our environment.
@FourWalls (69006)
• United States
19 Apr 17
No, I don't believe in "climate change." The reason is as simple as the daily temperature records: look how many of those records are from the late 1800s, the 30s, the 50s, or some other time.
I was talking to a friend of mine about 20 years ago, and this subject came up. He said he thought it did feel hotter, but I reminded him that when we were younger (he was 16 years older than I am) we did not live in air-conditioned houses and shop in air-conditioned stores. In fact, I clearly remember as a child being on vacation in Florida with my family and going to diners with big ceiling fans but no A/C. So I think it's really more perception: it "feels" hotter because the older generation wasn't used to 24/7 climate-controlled indoors.
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@CoolPeace (1566)
• Miami, Florida
19 Apr 17
It is part of nature. I notice where I live it feels the seasons comes and leaves when it wants.
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
19 Apr 17
The winters here have been much more mild for the past few years. I am happy about it... but I don't know if it's simply mild weather, or global warming. What is your opinion?
