Schaffer wrote:1. I never said global warming was not real. I said were giving man too much credit for it.
Ok, so you agree that it's real... That seperates you from the folks on this board that say that it isn't, so you now agree with me on this...
I would love to have the time to research every aspect of this, but sadly I work 65 hours a week.
Then why are you talking about this?? You make a statement, then you say that you don't have time to do your homework on it??
This took me an entire 3 seconds: "The warming of global climate is now unequivocal. There are many observations of increasing air and ocean
temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising sea levels. More specifically, eleven of the last twelve years (1995-2006) rank among the 12 warmest years ever recorded since global surface temperatures are measured (1850). Over the last 100 years (1906–2005), global temperature has increased by 0.74°C. Global sea level has risen by 17cm
during the 20th century, in part because of the melting of snow and ice from many mountains and in the polar regions. More regional changes have also been observed,
including changes in Arctic temperatures and ice, ocean salinity, wind patterns, droughts, precipitations, frequency of heat waves and intensity of tropical cyclones.
The warmth of the last half century is unusual in at least the previous 1300 years. The last time that the polarregions remained significantly warmer than now for a very
extended period (125 000 years ago), the sea level rose by 4 to 6 meters. Most of the increase in global temperature observed over the past fifty years is very likely due to human emissions of greenhouse gases. The global average temperature is expected to increase by about 0.2°C per decade over the next two decades. Continuing greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause a further increase in global temperatures and many other climatic changes during the 21st century. The best estimates for global temperature increase fromthe 1980s to the end of the 21st century range from 1.8°C to 4.0°C. Global average sea level is expected to rise by 18 to 59 cm by the end of the 21st century. Warming is expected to be greatest over land and at high northern latitudes and smallest over the Southern Ocean and parts of the North Atlantic Ocean. Other projected changes include
acidification of the oceans, reduced snow cover and sea ice, more frequent heat waves and heavy precipitation, more intense tropical cyclones, and slower oceanic
currents. Warming and sea level rise caused by human activities will continue for centuries, even if greenhouse gas concentrations were to be stabilized. If warming persists
over many centuries, it could lead to a complete melting of the Greenland Ice sheet, increasing global sea levels by about 7m"
http://www.greenfacts.org/en/climate-ch ... pocket.pdf
3. I'm sorry man, but I just don't believe that every scientist that happens to take notice of the massive size of the Earth as compared to the tiny amount of space it's human occupants happen to take up is in bed with the Republican party.
That doesn't make any sense at all.. The FACT is however that there is a direct correlation between coporate interests and their lack of interest in changing their way of doing business of the facts behind Climate Change..
All things being equal, the simplest explaination tends to be the correct one. A giant planet is going through another one of it's phases and is warming itself.
And it has already been 100% proven beyond doubt that that is NOT the case..
4. This is a real question, so don't snap at me. What is a top scientist? How do I know who's research to trust, and who is pulling an Al Gore. I'll agree with you that there are idiots on both sides of this one. In my opinion, it's the guy that gives us math. Math does not lie, as long as you factor in all variables, which Mr. Gore did not.
A top scientist is someone that has actually studied the topic at hand, as spent their entire careers researching the topic, has written peer reviewed articles on the subject...
You asked me how I formed my opinion, and I will give you a very honest answer. I base my opinion on the the planet I live on and what I know of it's history.
Um... That't not enough sorry...
I have no proof to back up my opinion, that is why it is my opinion. I look at like a court of law, when all 12jurors say us little people are tough enough to kick a planets ass, I'll believe it. Until then, in my book, it's still a little nuts.