Global Warming

[ZorsT]

Sparked from another thread:

What do you people think about global warming?
I would appreciate it if this thread kept atleast civil.

Please back up your arguement with atleast some logic, or some facts.

[Biohazard]

Please back up your arguement with atleast some logic, or some facts.

Bugger thats me out, I just wish it would friggin well hurry up tiz , buy more aerosols and 1960's fridges

[Matt Bleck]

How do we KNOW it's global warming, and not just part of the planets natural cycle????

[Jantar]

The earth is in a continuous state of change, and climate is only one of the things that changes.

If we look back through the history of just the last millenium, we find that there was a Medievel Warm Period (MWP). It coincides with the Maori migartion to New Zealand and the Vikings great sea voyages in the far north. It was a period when crops grew in Greenland, and cattle grazed in its pastures, hence its name. Then there has bee the Little Ice Age (LIA) when people skated on the Thames. In recent years the earth has been rebounding from the LIA, and so getting gradually warmer, but we are still not yet as warm as the MWP.

In the past century we have had a warm period in the 1920s which was similar to where we are now, and a cold period in the 1960s and early 1970s.

In 1965 climate scientists predicted that because the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere had dropped 0.4C in 20 years the the world was rapidly heading for an ice age. The lead scientist who headedthis claim is the same lead scientist who later proposed the theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming.

Have a look at http://www.climatescience.org.nz/ for scientific and historic papers on the subject.

Then have a look at http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/public/m.../tltglhmam_5.2 for the actual average world temperature deviations as measured by satellite.

Global warming is a political myth, not scientific fact.

[Filterer]

How do we KNOW it's global warming, and not just part of the planets natural cycle????

Yip, i think there is no doubt that the overall climate is changing, warming/becoming more extreme just no real proof that HUMANS have casued it

[ZorsT]

The earth is in a continuous state of change, and climate is only one of the things that changes.

If we look back through the history of just the last millenium, we find that there was a Medievel Warm Period (MWP). It coincides with the Maori migartion to New Zealand and the Vikings great sea voyages in the far north. It was a period when crops grew in Greenland, and cattle grazed in its pastures, hence its name. Then there has bee the Little Ice Age (LIA) when people skated on the Thames. In recent years the earth has been rebounding from the LIA, and so getting gradually warmer, but we are still not yet as warm as the MWP.

In the past century we have had a warm period in the 1920s which was similar to where we are now, and a cold period in the 1960s and early 1970s.

In 1965 climate scientists predicted that because the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere had dropped 0.4C in 20 years the the world was rapidly heading for an ice age. The lead scientist who headedthis claim is the same lead scientist who later proposed the theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming.

Have a look at http://www.climatescience.org.nz/ for scientific and historic papers on the subject.

Then have a look at http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/public/m.../tltglhmam_5.2 for the actual average world temperature deviations as measured by satellite.

Global warming is a political myth, not scientific fact.

This was exactly my line of thinking.

If people that believe global warming is a real problem can come up with a few posts of that quality, i'll open my ears.

[WINJA]

bring it on ,i want 20 deg winters and 40 deg summers

[Mr. Peanut]

I think the argument is irrelevant. We should cut back on consumption either way.

[myvice]

Too phakin cold!
Burn more fuel!

[NC]

It's not the fact the the planet is warming up, it's the speed the planet is warming up. Hence the use of CFC's is distroying the O-zone layer. Yes they still use products in third world countries that produce CFC eg: Air Cons.

Best be buying Mountain property, cause it'll become coastal

[avgas]

Global warming is a problem, but as it stands people stand to loose money over protesting against it, not gain money.
It all went downhill when no one bought Captain Planet toys

[NC]

I think the argument is irrelevant. We should cut back on consumption either way.

Planets rooted dude

[bobsmith]

What Jantar said.

Global warming is great for politicians and media though. Nice bold headlines, more taxes, etc...

[Hitcher]

I understand that the politically correct term is "climate change" rather than "global warming". That way its still keeps the prostitutes, whoops, I mean the climate scientists in research funding...

[NC]

Global warming is a problem, but as it stands people stand to loose money over protesting against it, not gain money.
It all went downhill when no one bought Captain Planet toys

Craptain Planet, LOLZ The kid that got the Heart Ring got ripped off...ool