There can be no doubt that there is global warming. A quick look at our own Arctic tells us that. That the vaunted Northwest Passage is no longer needed is another good indication. That Northern towns built on permafrost years and years ago, are now sinking into the mud is yet another bit of proof that warming is occurring. I can tell stories of the Pine Beatle's advance northward because of warmer weather. The only doubt is how much man is contributing to climate change. We have dumped trillions of tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Can we do that without penalty? I do n' t think so.
You know what Juan, I agree with you! There is no doubt that there
is global warming, or global cooling, or climate change...Yes we are
doing all kinds of dumb stuff we shouldn't be doing. Nobody wants
to live in filth up to their necks, and have future generations live in
filth up to their necks due to our stupidity. That might be the direction
to advocate to get people to change their habits. I have run though
the links you provided and yes, things are changing. Things have been
changing for a very long time, and the only guarantee is that things will
keep on changing for a long time to come.
I don't have an agenda and I don't get paid by some petrochemical
company. What I was try'n to point out is that there's a lot of
contradictory information available on this subject. Honestly, I don't
know how much of what we're seeing is man made, and how much
of what we're seeing is part of some larger cycle where we aren't
aware of its duration so we don't recognize it for what it is. Global
warming, or global cooling, or climate change has been going on for
a very long time. There's evidence of glaciation in the tropics, and
dinosaur bones in Alaska and Antarctica. It's all very interesting stuff.
My intent here was to inject some balance (like on a Religious Thread)
to a mostly lopsided Thread response. Global Warming advocates (not
all, but many on CC, and elsewhere) respond to someone questioning
the Global Warming concept like someone questioning Christianity or
Islam on a religious Thread.. I thought I had some valid questions, and
I've done a bit of reading, but I sure don't eat-sleep-breath the topic...
& I stick to it until it bores me. I know I can't debate religion with a
religious person, 'cuz they're not open to anything that might contradict
their position (I'M NOT SAY'N YOU'RE LIKE THIS AT ALL).
I would love to watch someone like Al Gore debate...well...pretty much
anybody on this subject. Al Gore isn't an Earth Scientist, but many Global
Warming advocates don't dismiss him outright like they're so willing to do
with anyone that might express a different opinion, regardless of who they
are or what field they're in. I was just trying to offer some balance.