Does Global Warming Concern You?

[EltonJohn]

I couldn't care less about Global Warning.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

I started a spin off thread for Day After Tommorow if anyone wants to talk the film part over there

 

[rubyslipperlover]

I don't think our scientists have enough data to form a definitive conclusion about global warming.

but...

personal observation -- notwithstanding our individual perceptions of the weather, the overall climate of the planet is changing. whether that is a natural occurrence or the result of chemical pollutants and contaminants in our atmsphere...I don't know.

maybe my perception is skewed because I work in the environmental claims department of an international insurance company, but I think we have more immediate environmental concerns -- like NORM, TENORM, MTBE, PCE, benzene...

 

[meandtheguys2]

I am a child of the seventies, when the scientists were scaring children teling them that New York would be buried under a glacier! Still remember the photos of that one! There is something about showing the Statue of Liberty under water or ice that the propmotors of these theories enjoy.

No, not worried about global warming. I do believe we should treat our enviroment gently but not militantly!

 

[thespaceinvader]

I couldn't care less about Global Warning.

...why?

 

[JoeThaNo1Stunna]

I'll tell you why I don't care, it may or may not be a real thing, and by the time it happens (if it does) no one will even know who we are or were.

I think it is mankind's destiny to eventually colonize other planets, so I would like for this to spring us into thinking long-term as a race and begin more space exploration as President Bush would like as well.

 

[sha_lyn]

Why would anyone base their opinion on a fictional movie?

 

[Island_Lauri]

Well, how about some scientific facts then....

"Global warming is the warming up of the planet above the temperature it "should" be. It is such a concern at the moment as it seems that the temperature is rising at a rate far faster than ever before and it is thought that it may be the activities of the human population over the last 150 years or so that is doing it.

Mean temperatures over the whole planet have risen by about 0.6° C (just over 1° F) in the last 100 years. More than half of this increase has happened in the last 25 years."


Not a threat? Tell that to the Penguins....

"Tens of thousands of newborn penguins face starvation because a massive iceberg is plugging Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, New Zealand scientists warned Tuesday.

The huge chunk of ice, measuring 3,000 square kilometres, or half the size of Prince Edward Island, is lodged in the sound's entrance.

It's preventing the annual breakup of ice floes in the sound that marks the beginning of Antarctica's summer."

And the Scientists....

"Sanson called the iceberg, which has been labeled B15A, "the largest floating thing on the planet right now."

He said it has also cut off a supply route for three staffed science stations located in McMurdo Sound, operated by the United States, New Zealand and Italy."


http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/12/14/starving-penguins041214.html

 

[Laura]

Yes, it definitely concerns me. It may not affect me within my lifetime, but that doesn't mean that we'll have some coastal cities underwater in the not too distant future.

Maybe humans aren't contributing to global warming as much as some scientists say, but why take the risk and not do anything about it?

 

[poohandwendy]

Well, how about some scientific facts then....

"Global warming is the warming up of the planet above the temperature it "should" be. It is such a concern at the moment as it seems that the temperature is rising at a rate far faster than ever before and it is thought that it may be the activities of the human population over the last 150 years or so that is doing it.

Mean temperatures over the whole planet have risen by about 0.6° C (just over 1° F) in the last 100 years. More than half of this increase has happened in the last 25 years."


Not a threat? Tell that to the Penguins....

"Tens of thousands of newborn penguins face starvation because a massive iceberg is plugging Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, New Zealand scientists warned Tuesday.

The huge chunk of ice, measuring 3,000 square kilometres, or half the size of Prince Edward Island, is lodged in the sound's entrance.

It's preventing the annual breakup of ice floes in the sound that marks the beginning of Antarctica's summer."

And the Scientists....

"Sanson called the iceberg, which has been labeled B15A, "the largest floating thing on the planet right now."

He said it has also cut off a supply route for three staffed science stations located in McMurdo Sound, operated by the United States, New Zealand and Italy."


http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/12/14/starving-penguins041214.html

As sad as that is for the penguins, that is not evidence that it isn't normal operating procedures for the earth. Do you have any evidence that shows that 100 years of observation is relevant to the big picture?

Any evidence that the earth doesn't normally go through the changes it is experiencing now? Any evidence that we have any clue of what the temperature of the earth 'should' be?

The problem I have with the global warming theorists is that I feel it is arrogant for todays scientists to assume that just because we can measure temperature and record changes over a very small period of time, that it means those changes are scary or show any evidence of doomsday scenarios or that human consumption is playing a negative role in the longterm existence of the planet. We cannot know what could cause a positive or negative impact when we do not even have a 'norm' to base our theories on.

One thing we DO know is that in nature things are always changing.

 

[catsrule]

no, it doesn't

 

[dmadman43]

After watching "the day after tommorrow" I have to say yes

Do you also believe in ghosts after watching "Sixth Sense". Believe in aliens after watching Men in Black?

 

[dmadman43]

My DFi is an environmental research scientist. Yes global warming is real - scientists use more than just the historical weather reports to figure out what's going on with the environment on the BIG scale.

There's a big hole in the ozone layer that protects the earth. That's not natural, and it was caused by us. We NEED to use sunscreen to protect ourselves from harmful rays that cause cancer, that are managing to penetrate through easier because of our polution.

Science gets very little in the way of government grants. I'm willing to bet you that if you combined the money spent on environment research compared to the money spent on Viagara-like drugs, the drugs would be getting more research money.

DFi's area of speciality isn't global warming, it's toxins. But there's enough of an overlap that he's well aware of the research in the field.

Global warming isn't something we'd be seeing immediate effects from. It's not something that's going to ruin the earth in 20 years. But it is a definite problem, one that can have significant and serious effects on our little home here.

Then why were we being told 30 years ago that there would be global cooling? What changed? There are no facts, only opinions.

 

[dmadman43]

Well, how about some scientific facts then....

"Global warming is the warming up of the planet above the temperature it "should" be. It is such a concern at the moment as it seems that the temperature is rising at a rate far faster than ever before and it is thought that it may be the activities of the human population over the last 150 years or so that is doing it.

Mean temperatures over the whole planet have risen by about 0.6° C (just over 1° F) in the last 100 years. More than half of this increase has happened in the last 25 years."


Not a threat? Tell that to the Penguins....

"Tens of thousands of newborn penguins face starvation because a massive iceberg is plugging Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, New Zealand scientists warned Tuesday.

The huge chunk of ice, measuring 3,000 square kilometres, or half the size of Prince Edward Island, is lodged in the sound's entrance.

It's preventing the annual breakup of ice floes in the sound that marks the beginning of Antarctica's summer."

And the Scientists....

"Sanson called the iceberg, which has been labeled B15A, "the largest floating thing on the planet right now."

He said it has also cut off a supply route for three staffed science stations located in McMurdo Sound, operated by the United States, New Zealand and Italy."


http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/12/14/starving-penguins041214.html

Yawn. What we don't know is if this stuff also happened millions of years ago as well. The climate goes through cycles. How do you explain the fact that Mt. St. Helens spews out more pollution than all the mfg plants and cars in Wash. combined? This whole thing is hysteria, IMHO.

 

[Lizzydoll73]

Also:
Do you think it poses a big threat? No, freezing my butt off

Are scientist making too big of a deal about it? Yes

Do you think America is being ignorant to the facts? Don't think they care, besides what can you do about it?

Do you think that those SUV driving, sports car loving, gas guzzling people are evil? I guess I am an evil SUV driver

 

[WWTBAMFAN]

The disboards tend to be overrepresented by conservatives and so your polling data will be skewed. Good luck with your poll.