Global Warming

[DannyBoy]

And global warming caused by human's will lead to the end of civilization as we know it.  What a bunch of crap!!!  Beware the manbearpig!!!!

It's not about the climate....it's all about the money.  How many people are getting rich on this hoax? 

From CNN:
The scientific report also suggests the cataclysm also reduced the population of the earliest people to inhabit the region and triggered a 1,300-year-long cold spell that stretched around the world.

The heat generated by the extraterrestrial impact likely melted much of a glacier that once covered the Great Lakes region, sending a massive flood down the Mississippi River, the study said.

According to the report, the cold waves of glacial runoff into the Gulf of Mexico shifted Atlantic Ocean currents, changing climate patterns throughout the world in a cooling period known as the Younger Dryas.

[me]

Have ya got a link to the story?  Sounds kind of interesting.

[Palehorse]

I believe the quoted passage was from a CNN report on evidence supporting that a comet or asteroid shower and resulting explosion of an overtly large mass within the same, drove the extinction of mammals in north American lands and elsewhere. Creating the great lakes, etc.

This was supported by the presence of micro-diamonds within a specific layer of the strata throughout several test sites across north America, and only within the specific strata.

I have a problem understanding how the poster extrapolates this into support of his apparent perspective that global warming is a hoax. On the contrary; while data can be manipulated to support both sides of this argument, temperature studies clearly indicate a climatic swing far outside of the normal cyclic range this planet has historically ranged within.

This clearly is an indication of a large variance in the earths normal cycle, and whether this is the "shot across the bow" that warns of the worst case scenario, global warming, is yet to be seen.

[Sandy Eggo]

A small portion of global warming is due to natural processes, but to diminish the effect that mankind has had  on the phenomena of global warming is a mistake and to think that global warming isn't a legitimate concern is foolish. There are more than enough conclusive scientific studies to indicate that the earth is warming up at a rapid rate  and you'll find the evidence in  glacial retreat and sea level rise. How can anyone honestly talk themselves into believing that mankind hasn't had a major impact? How long does anyone honestly believe the earth will last at the current rate of consumption, deforestation,  emissions, etc. ?

[American_Woman]

I think it's a mixture of chemicals we use and Mother Nature. *Shrugs*

[DannyBoy]

I don't think there is enough data on temperatures over time to conclude any significant change in planetary climate.  We only have solid data for maybe the past 60 years on a truly global basis.  To make conclusions on global climate change based on the last 60 years is a stretch to say the least.  I believe I read somewhere recently that 8 of the past 20 years have been below average temperatures.  I might as well take todays temperature in Anderson which is 40F and claim that the the average annual temperature in Anderson has dropped by 20 degrees.  Beware Global Cooling.

If you buy the CO2 emission argument, there are probably about 1.5 billion too many people breathing on this planet that contribute more than industrial sources.

[kimmi]

I'm not really sure how one can believe it is a hoax either.  Ice caps and glaciers are melting and not regenerating.  Where will this water go?  There is photographic proof of this.  You can't deny that weather phenomenon has become extreme - hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, drought, etc...  This doesn't just happen on its own.  

And how about a happy medium?  Even if you don't believe in Global Warming as it has been stated, can one not believe that we need to take care of our planet, support the life that lives here, and preserve it for future generations?  

[followsthewolf]

Hell, by the time we finish the argument, it'll be too late, anyway.

[Palehorse]

I don't think there is enough data on temperatures over time to conclude any significant change in planetary climate.  We only have solid data for maybe the past 60 years on a truly global basis.  To make conclusions on global climate change based on the last 60 years is a stretch to say the least.  I believe I read somewhere recently that 8 of the past 20 years have been below average temperatures.  I might as well take todays temperature in Anderson which is 40F and claim that the the average annual temperature in Anderson has dropped by 20 degrees.  Beware Global Cooling.

If you buy the CO2 emission argument, there are probably about 1.5 billion too many people breathing on this planet that contribute more than industrial sources.

Via archeological/geological means it is possible to determine the climate for any given point in history by examining the composition of the strata to determine the life forms  contained within it, then extrapolating the temperature averages based upon the requirements of said life form remnants.

We don't need a Neanderthal thermometer or digitized graphs to know what the climate was back then, or from any period in time. It is a fairly simple process and easy to understand.
In fact, this very process was utilized to produce the data you used to support your perspective in the opening post.

[Ghost of Jaco]

The Sun has more effect on the temperature of the earth than any single other factor.
I say we stop this global warming thing at the source: Boycott the Sun! Fines and taxes on the Sun!

[followsthewolf]

Hey!!!!!

Let's Tax GAWD -- that is, if you xtians will be so kind as to call him/her/it down here.

Lots of you seem to talk with him/her/it on a daily basis -- just tell him/her/it to CUT IT OUT!!

If he/she/it destroys all you guys, he/she/it won't have an income any more.

And you know what that means -- he/she/it will have to go on unemployment compensation .........

ooooooooops...........no government to collect it from.

Oh, crap.

Shew.

[Sandy Eggo]

Global Warming Fast facts - National Geographic

This is a good article that addresses if it's happening, what the probable causes are, and what the effects are and will be. Check it out.

[American_Woman]

Hell, by the time we finish the argument, it'll be too late, anyway.

[DannyBoy]

In fact, this very process was utilized to produce the data you used to support your perspective in the opening post.


Good Point!

[Palehorse]

In fact, this very process was utilized to produce the data you used to support your perspective in the opening post.


Good Point!