Is global warming a myth?

[LauriJ]

What do you think?

[Confucianism]

Unlike the existence of god, it has been proven and there is a wide variety of scientific evidence. So shush yourself.

[TurkeyOnAStick]

At 9/27/13 08:38 AM, LauriJ wrote: What do you think?

... I thought the opening post would at least provide news on the report from the UN that scientists are 95% sure that humans are the main cause for global warming.

[MrPercie]

The earth has had cold and warm periods naturally

But also there is just general shit we do that does cause the world to warm up.

[WadeFulp]

The Earth has been warming, but not at the alarming rate the "scientists" predicated. Those predictions were made by global climate computer models, but they can only be as accurate as the data and algorithms put into them. It appears the "scientists" over estimated the role CO2 plays in the climate, so every single computer model predicted the temperature would be much higher than it currently is. They were so off that the actual temperature is lower than the lowest predicted temperature, below the entire range of predictions, and well below the average predictions. Unfortunately we may not know what is actually happening for hundreds of years. The Earth may continue to warm, it might start warming faster, or it may start cooling off we and we may never see runaway warming. The danger is if we start cooling and places like Europe are hit with harsh Winters. With many countries dumping fossil fuels and relying on alternative energy they may run into problems keeping people warm. Over the past couple winters they have already had problems with blackouts and people freezing to death due to a lack of power. While it's good to try to find better sources of power, you want to make the change gradually so you don't get caught with your pants down.

[i-am-ghey]

At 9/27/13 08:38 AM, LauriJ wrote: What do you think?

the average global temperature has been rising over the last few decades. it is a long-term trend.
only crackpots and the ignorant ones (usually the two groups of people overlap) believe global warming is not real.

*there has been a debate over the role of human activities in climate change, but the general consensus is that human activities contribute to global warming to some extent.

[Havegum]

Global warming is not a myth, the debate is whether or not humans played a part in it, and on what scale.

[BumFodder]

It is warming, but its almost nothing and it fits in perfectly with natural warming cycles. If anyone tries to play it up then just ignore them, because theyre completely wrong. Humans have played a part but its not that much.

[FordV8]

At 9/27/13 08:42 AM, Confucianism wrote: Unlike the existence of god, it has been proven and there is a wide variety of scientific evidence. So shush yourself.

in this moment he's euphoric

[poxpower]

Yes it is false as the universe is expanding yet its energy is constant, therefore its global temperature has always been going down.

lol

[All-American-Badass]

Global warming does exist but i don't think man plays as big as part as the media and scientists would want you to believe. In fact I'm not sure if they play even a noticeable part.

[Dr-Worm]

ITT: One person posting relevant findings by actual scientists and everyone else sticking their fingers in their ears and shouting "LALALALA" because the existence of man-made climate change is inconvenient for them.

[Auz]

At 9/27/13 08:42 AM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote: ... I thought the opening post would at least provide news on the report from the UN that scientists are 95% sure that humans are the main cause for global warming.

To add to that;
There was also an article in The Guardian last May stating that in the last 20 years just over 4,000 climate science papers took a position on the cause of global warming, 97.1% of which endorsed human-caused global warming.

So by now I think it's fairly safe to assume that global warming is not a myth and that humans are (partially) responsible.

[Entice]

Not at all. Its existence is not seriously debated within the scientific community.

However, the degree to which humans affect the climate and the current rate of climate change is debatable to an extent.

[Sequenced]

Isn't this winter suppose to be really really harsh?

[Ned-Stark]

At 9/27/13 12:45 PM, Sequenced wrote: Isn't this winter suppose to be really really harsh?

Winter is coming.

[Shade]

At 9/27/13 12:49 PM, Ned-Stark wrote:

At 9/27/13 12:45 PM, Sequenced wrote: Isn't this winter suppose to be really really harsh?

Winter is coming.

Now, let's not lose our heads over this winter's scary weather.

[Jin]

Do people who don't believe humans accelerate global warming actually have sources, or just base everything on the hearsay that "there is no unanimity among scientists"?

[Bri]

I think more to the point, is who really cares? I know many people do, but, the human race is so fucking self centred, that I really believe that the bottom line is; "Fuck the next generation".

[Smittytheghost]

The earth goes through phases of warming and cooling.
We just haven't noticed until now.

[24901miles]

It's a goddamn liberal myth invented by the liberal media and the inner circle of liberal scientists who are bribing the scientific community to make American Republicans look like dumb stubborn sheep, lose elections, and spend our money on unnecessary and frivolous save-the-whales crap! Even if there was Global Warming, it wouldn't be nearly as bad as they say it is, so we can just continue to second-guess "Doctor What'shisface" (God I should have gone to school for climate science so I could stuff that nerd's face in a locker!) and eventually people will forget all the contrarian fabrications we've published over the past few decades.

[exudaz]

At 9/27/13 08:42 AM, Confucianism wrote: Unlike the existence of god

Edgy forum poster alert.
Look out guys.

[Vinnyy]

It is happening, but it's barely even noticeable. Humans are also a key factor in this crisis, but not much. I do, however, hope it's a situation that won't affect me or anyone that I know anytime during our life time.

[captainlolz]

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL82yk73N8eoX-Xobr_TfHsWPfAIyI7VAP

No the evidence overwhelmingly supports it and the evidence overwhealmingly supports we are causing the current warming trend.

[Xenomit]

Global warming has literally been scientifically proven

If you don't think it's actually happening, you might as well think evolution is also a bunch of shit

[TB1ZZL3]

Al Gore's PANIC PANIC PANIC version of global warming is quite exaggerated (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7037671.stm), but yes, global warming itself is real and does need to be resolved.

[Xenomit]

At 9/27/13 05:09 PM, TB1ZZL3 wrote: Al Gore's PANIC PANIC PANIC version of global warming is quite exaggerated

Often times, over exaggeration is necessary to get people to take the right action

The Boston massacre was greatly exaggerated to get patriots to completely rebel against the british

[TB1ZZL3]

At 9/27/13 05:18 PM, Xenomit wrote:

At 9/27/13 05:09 PM, TB1ZZL3 wrote: Al Gore's PANIC PANIC PANIC version of global warming is quite exaggerated

Often times, over exaggeration is necessary to get people to take the right action

The Boston massacre was greatly exaggerated to get patriots to completely rebel against the british

Fair point, but, unfortunately, Gore's film had the dual effect of providing fuel to the climate change skeptics.

[Jomillex]

It's not a myth but who cares. By the time it's hot enough that humans cant survive you will have died generations ago.

[Entice]

At 9/27/13 05:09 PM, Xenomit wrote: If you don't think it's actually happening, you might as well think evolution is also a bunch of shit

Unfortunately there are many people that think that way.