What do people in general think about climate change?
Some ridiculous graphs blame water vapour as the lead polluter, saying that it accounts for 99% of all dangerous gases, and greenhouse gases only make up 1%. Although, this hasn't been proved either, there is a minor possibility a decimal percentage of water vapour accounts for Global Warming.Returning to the cause of Global Warming, man probably didn't start it, this is one of the few truths of Global Warming deniers. But, what is true, is that, without man, a huge percentage of the damage made by Global Warming would have disappeared, namely, from about 40% to 70%, possibly 80%. In short, the chances are, nature started it, but, man has increased it. Man has accounted for a rise in the level of carbon emissions going into the atmosphere. This is why, if man were to be able to reduce Global Warming on a major scale, by helping to fix some of the damage that we have produced in the first place, the effects of Global Warming would be considerably smaller. If everybody on Earth made steps to reduce their carbon footprint, then Global Warming would decrease dramatically. This includes:Recycling where possibleUsing your car as little as possibleRiding your bike to short distancesLeaving the light off when you canUsing manual forms of electricityNow, I want to go back to the fourth and fifth bullet points listed above, leaving the light off when you can, and using manual forms of electricity. This must sound gloomy, it's nice to light up the place whenever possible, true. Recently, in Britain, and other places, JML have released an ingenious product, a light-bulb, that does not waste electricity, that requires just a small battery. Numerous other companies have released dynamo torches, torches that merely need to be wound up to light, these do not waste any electricity at all, they don't even need a battery. And, there is already one remedy that has been around for many millenia, candles. Candles, indeed, are dim lighting, and possibly a fire risk, but, they are a perfect method of lighting that does not waste any electricity. However, I would suggest dynamo torches and battery powered light bulbs primarily, as, indeed, candles produce - very minor, but still - gases that constitute as harmful gases. When walking around the house, if I see a light that's on, and it isn't needed, or nobody is there, I turn it off. When done with the computer, or when it is not used, I turn it off. When entering a room with a window, at daytime, I never turn the light on, it just simply isn't necesary. Of course, some times, in the dead of night, you may need a light on, or, a child who is afraid of the dark may want a nightlight (see below,) but, that is the only time when you should really turn a light on, other than to search for something small and important, or, if you have poor eyesight and need to look for your glasses. Going back to nightlights, if you have a child who is afraid of the dark - or are a child who is afraid of the dark, or teenager or adult - then, see above for other forms of lighting, that do not waste electricity. A dynamo torch would be the best option, so long as it is well wound, it can stay lit for around fifteen minutes maximum, and only needs winding up again to light up. No electricity wasted.A:There is no significant man made global warming. There has not been any in the past, there is none now and there is no reason to fear any in the future. The climate of Earth is changing. It has always changed. But mankind's activities have not overwhelmed or significantly modified the natural forces. Well, it is simply not happening. Worldwide there was a significant natural warming trend in the 1980's and 1990's as a Solar cycle peaked with lots of sunspots and solar flares. That ended in 1998 and now the Sun has gone quiet with fewer and fewer Sun spots. The last ten years have been the warmest since instrumental records began.I have dug through thousands of pages of research papers, including the voluminous documents published by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. I have worked my way through complicated math and complex theories. Here's the bottom line: the entire global warming scientific case is based on the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from the use of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide does not cause significant global warming.Charles Keeling, another researcher at the Scripps Oceanographic Institute, set up a system to make continuous CO2 measurements. His graph of these increases has now become known as the Keeling Curve. When Charles Keeling died in 2005, his son Ralph, also at Scripps, took over the measurements. Here is what the Keeling curve shows: an increase in CO2 from 315 parts per million in 1958 to 385 parts per million today, an increase of 70 parts per million or about 20 percent. All the computer models, all of the other findings, all of the other angles of study, all come back to and are based on CO2 as a significant greenhouse gas. It is not.Numerous independent research projects have been done about the greenhouse impact from increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide. These studies have proven to my total satisfaction that CO2 is not creating a major greenhouse effect and is not causing an increase in temperatures. By the way, before his death, Roger Revelle coauthored a paper cautioning that CO2 and its greenhouse effect did not warrant extreme countermeasures.So now it has come down to an intense campaign, orchestrated by environmentalists claiming that the burning of fossil fuels dooms the planet to run-away global warming. Ladies and Gentlemen, that is a myth.A:This is a question with skewed opinions, as some do not believe in Global Warming, but, if Global Warming is not stopped, then, the Earth may die. Carbon emissions, or CO2 emissions, as they are mostly called, come from many sources, namely, from car exhaust pipes, from nuclear power plants, electricity factories, and, natural sources, such as certain plants and wildlife that give off CO2. Generally, the burning of fossil fuels is the biggest concern, as it produces a widescale amount of CO2, that is damaging the environment and heating the Earth, which is why Global Warming is so named. Because of this, the polar ice caps are melting at a faster rate than previously, which is causing a steady rise in the Earth's ocean levels. As water needs to spread out over a level land-mass, and the ocean levels are rising, this means that tidal waves will start to get worse in areas, and, ultimately, some places will be hit by floods, and already have. Several floods have been on the news previously, many claimed many lives, many devastated towns, or villages, or cities.If Global Warming is not slowed down, then, the Earth may drown. If not, the Earth will perish at the heat coming from the Sun. But, this can be stopped, so long as everybody does their part, to reduce their carbon footprint, then, slowly - by recycling, and saving energy, and helping to reduce the amount of fossil fuels burnt into the atmosphere - you can help to regain the Earth, and to stop Global Warming.A:Global Warming is the result of not paying attention to the signs. every day we are surrounded by the "Inconvenient Truth" of global warming. Ice plates shatter, temperatures rise, hurricanes are developing in different places. We might not face the side affects and neither will our children but our grand children and great grand children might. We only have ourselves to blame. A:Global warming is the gradual increase in global temperatures caused by the emission of gases that trap the sun's heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Gases that contribute to global warming include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and halocarbons (the replacements for CFCs). The carbon dioxide emissions are primarily caused by the use of fossil fuels for energy. A:Global warming is an observed increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Part of this increase may be due to natural processes, and would have occurred independently of human activity. A:Global warming is part of a completely natural cycle of cooling and warming that has been occurring on this planet for billions of years and will likely continue until the end of time. Mankind has not contributed in any significant way to this warming, just like mankind did not contribute to the previous periods of global warming that occurred approximately 1100 (Medieval Warm Period), 2200 (Roman Warm Period), and 3300 (Minoan Warm Period) years ago. A:In my opinion, Global Warming is greatly disbelieved by some people. Many, particularly those in America and Canada, disbelieve in Global Warming, simply because it comes from the American Government, and they don't trust their government, or because they know the Oil Companies would benefit from Global Warming, so they could just fake it, or because they hate Al Gore - again, going back to the government. Normally, I would say that everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but, Global Warming threatens the life of 6 billion people and rising, within 40 years it will be 7 billion, and within 500 years it will be 0 if nobody is to ever assist those who don't doubt Global Warming in stopping it. So, they can say that it isn't real, and that they hate Al Gore all they want, but, they are the ones who are making a delay in the fight for Global Warming. A:The only real threat to the lives of the 6-7 billion people on earth is global warming alarmism, not global warming itself. Global warming is part of a completely natural cycle of warming and cooling. If we try to stop it, the only thing we can do is ban, or at least drastically limit, the burning of fossil fuels. Agricultural production, which depends on fossil fuels, will plummet to about 10% of what it is now. Even if everyone was living on subsistence diets, over half of the world's population would starve to death. A:Destruction of forests and excessive burning of fossil fuels has increased the level of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in atmosphere. CO2 traps the sun's heat and prevents it from being re-radiated out. This results in the heating up of the earth's atmosphere. This is called the greenhouse effect. Other gases like SO2 (sulfur oxide), NO, NO2 (nitrogen oxide), CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) also contribute to global warming.
