I%26#039;m not an illogical person. This is what I think. I could be wrong, but I came up with this by myself, after some research. This is my take on it, I don%26#039;t want to force it on anyone else.
My question is, what do YOU think about it? Maybe you%26#039;ll even convince me :p
Global warming is but a component, in a group of destructive forces at work such as ;deforestation,desertification,soil and water contamination ,irresponsible or wasteful utilization of bio resources , air pollution,Non sustainable Agriculture,over pumping carbon aquifers
all concepts which are definitely not part of the Natural Processes of the Natural world
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
WHICH WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR,
The most prolific growth on this planet is part of the day in the mist and most of the time under clouds ,and the least growth is always directly in the sun .
To exchange the one for the other means changing local climates
We are exchanging Nature with Tar , concrete and open spaced mono cultures.
In 300 years half of the planets forests have gone ,and in the last 50 years half of the wet lands ,and rain forests
These Areas absorb heat during the day and release heat at night ,
Cause cloud formation(shade).humidifying the air on the surface as well as releasing excess water at the roots that keep rivers flowing ,which in turn brings more water into the Environment .
As well as contributing to absorbing carbon emissions as do the leaves of the trees together with the oceans .
All in all many factors which directly affect the local Environment .
The loss of the above resulting in rivers drying up ,less rain ,desertification,loss of habitat for many species and so on.
dryer and hotter surface environments which can manifest in different weather patterns such as tornadoes or bush fires
I may be stupid or Naive but somehow i believe that lots of these local environmental changes, can add up to affect global weather, If there are enough of them (and there are)
And then on top of that comes the story of the effects of pollutants released into Nature and especially the Air ,by MAN http://earthissues.multiply.com/photos/a...
A cocktail of events and a lot of the ingredients have MAN written all over them
So it is safe to assume that we should look at ourselves ,just a teeny bit ,for possible improvements ,and rectifying Eco errors that are with in our powers.
What is a safer bet
to be or not to be
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... 14% 1 Vote
Rohling and his colleagues found an average sea level rise of 1.6m (64in) each century during the interglacial period.
Back then, Greenland was 3C to 5C (5.4F to 9F) warmer than now - which is similar to the warming period expected in the next 50 to 100 years, Dr Rohling said.
...roughly twice as high as the maximum estimates in the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report...%26quot; explained Dr Rohling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natur...
Future outlook:
%26quot;Instead of sea levels rising by about 40 centimetres, as the IPCC predicts in one of its computer forecasts, the true rise might be as great as several metres by 2100. That is why, they say, planet Earth today is in %26#039;imminent peril.%26#039;%26quot;
http://www.heatisonline.org/contentserve...
%26quot;A one-meter sea level rise would wreak particular havoc on the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard of the United States.
%26#039;No one will be free from this,%26#039; said Overpeck, whose maps show that every U.S. East Coast city from Boston to Miami would be swamped.%26quot;
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...
%26quot;melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet would result in a sea-level rise of about 8 meters (table 1). The West Antarctic ice sheet is especially vulnerable, because much of it is grounded below sea level. Small changes in global sea level or a rise in ocean temperatures could cause a breakup of the two buttressing ice shelves (Ronne/Filchner and Ross). The resulting surge of the West Antarctic ice sheet would lead to a rapid rise in global sea level.%26quot;
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs2-00/
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Ice sheet melt (and natural vs. current melt rate):
Past observations:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk...
New research confirms that ice sheets in West Antarctica are thinning at a far faster rate than in past millennia.
http://www.barentsobserver.com/hottest-a...
%26quot;This winter might become the mildest winter in Northern Norway ever registered. So far the average temperature in parts of the region has been up to eight degrees Celsius above the normal.%26quot;
%26quot;Ground-based surface temperature data shows that the rate of warming in the Arctic from 1981 to 2001 is eight times larger than the rate of Arctic warming over the last 100 years. There have also been some remarkable seasonal changes. Arctic spring, summer, and autumn have each warmed, lengthening the seasons when sea ice melts from 10 to 17 days per decade.%26quot;
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/eart...
Future outlook:
%26quot;This week, after reviewing his own new data, NASA climate scientist Jay Zwally said: %26quot;At this rate, the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free at the end of summer by 2012, much faster than previous predictions.%26quot;
Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts
%26#039;Arctic Is Screaming,%26#039; Say Scientists Seeing New Data; Worry Over %26#039;Tipping Point%26#039;
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireSto...
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Extinctions:
Past observations:
%26quot;Prior major warmings in Earth’s history, the most recent occurring 55 million years ago . . . resulted in the extinction of half or more of the species then on the planet.%26quot;
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/2008/State...
It was the Earth%26#039;s most severe extinction event, with up to 96 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of terrestrial vertebrate species becoming extinct. Because approximately 25 percent of species survived the event, the recovery of life on earth took significantly longer than after other extinction events. This event has been described as the %26quot;mother of all mass extinctions%26quot;.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian-Tri...
Future outlook:
http://www.killerinourmidst.com/methane%...
A careful examination of a large number of species in numerous parts of the planet projects that a stunning portion of them will be %26quot;committed to extinction%26quot; in just 50 years, with only modest global warming (Thomas, 2004).
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Crop damage and rising food prices:
Past observations:
Food news: http://www.climatechangenews.org/nFood.h...
Hunger. Strikes. Riots. The food crisis bites
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/20...
%26quot;Across the world a crisis is unfolding at alarming speed. Climate change, China%26#039;s increasing consumption and the dash for biofuels are causing food shortages and rocketing prices - sparking riots in cities from the Caribbean to the Far East. Robin McKie and Heather Stewart report on the millions facing starvation - and the growing threat to global security%26quot;
Hungry mob attacks Haiti palace
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7337...
Future outlook:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/...
%26quot;Already, according to Randall and Schwartz, the planet is carrying a higher population than it can sustain. By 2020 %26#039;catastrophic%26#039; shortages of water and energy supply will become increasingly harder to overcome, plunging the planet into war. They warn that 8,200 years ago climatic conditions brought widespread crop failure, famine, disease and mass migration of populations that could soon be repeated.%26quot;
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From looking at the evidence I have to conclude that we have more than enough data to show that we are contributing tremendously to the natural process of greenhouse gas warming, and that the consequences to our societies built on a fairly stable climate could be catastrophic.
We all like to think that we%26#039;re logical people. Now re-read this and explain to me, how does this qualify as cold, logical calculation?
%26quot;People believe what they are spoon-fed. Global warming is the topic of the moment, and the general public is falling for this, hook, line, and sinker.%26quot;
Looks like rational-ization to me! If not, support your claim that people are %26quot;falling for%26quot; something. Anything!
Are you open to recognize and admit that many so-called skeptical %26quot;scientists%26quot; are actually simply paid industry advocates, part of a PR scam on the part of oil and coal companies, who have hired former tobacco industry lobbyists to run a disinformation campaign?