why arnt we putting all of our power into this situation i mean countries r going to be under waterrr...and mostly in europe i am really worried and our tempratures are hanging in many parts of earth and we are having alot of hurricanes and such...so we arnt we putting all our mind into this..i am really worried
i am really interested in this topic ,,,,and thwere are many comercials on t.v that r telling us not to use alot of electricity and water...but why dont some people actually do so ..i mean do they want this worl to end and knowing it was our falt??
cant we close all factories and big indutries for about 7 years when our air clears up a little..i kno we would go into a crisis of money and companies would colaps but it is for a really good cause i mean think..cant people walk or use bikes instead of using all these cars?..we need to start being healthy again.

XenoSapien

These "global warming" so-called experts also say that flatuence from cows cause global warming. If that is the case, then take the pilgrimmage to India, where they refuse to kill the cow. They are the real violators.

There is too much evidence that the earth has been doing this for many years without any interference from man or animals. Stop listening to Al Gore.

XenoSapien

J_9

<moved from Astronomy to Ecology & Environment>

Please pick the correct category to post your questions. Astronomy is not appropriate for all of them. Astronomy has to do with the STARS.

Capuchin

While there is some controvery over global warming, the general scientific concensus is that it IS happening and it is at least partly due to humans. Global warming deniers just want to have their cake and eat it:

Global average air temperature near the Earth's surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the past century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes, "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations," which leads to warming of the surface and lower atmosphere by increasing the greenhouse effect. Natural phenomena such as solar variation combined with volcanoes have probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times to 1950, but a small cooling effect since 1950. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by at least 30 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is the only scientific society that rejects these conclusions. A few individual scientists disagree with some of the main conclusions of the IPCC. (wikipedia)

If we don't base our conclusions on science here, what do we base them on, faith?

firmbeliever

Global Warming!

It does put fear into ones heart, especially when you see all the destruction around the world,tsunamis,earthquakes,hurricanes, wierd weather patterns etc.

I for one am not an environmentalist,but I love nature and would love to have a forest to walk through with my children, the ocean and beautiful beaches for my descendants to play in and around, mountains for the next generaion to wonder about.

I also believe when my religion states that all things on this earth is only for a period of time and that they will be gone when their time comes.We were supposed to be caretakers and not to feed our greed as we went about the earth making our homes and living our lives, but we have been careless and sort of broken the cycle of life by eliminating some species to satisfy our own desires, without a thought of the BIG picture of the whole globe being one.

I also believe that disasters are signs from the Almighty,so that we may not forget His existence and also reminders for those who believe to work better for the Hereafter.

Quran Chapter 67 verses 15-17
"He it is, Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it, etc.), so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision, and to Him will be the Resurrection.
Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allâh), will not cause the earth to sink with you, then behold it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allâh), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning?"
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I also believe scientific research that says earth is an ageing planet...

A Dying Planet By Chris Flavin

I am also a believer of forests taking years to grow into what they are today and even if we start planting today, its effects will only show years and years later.

Rain Forest Report Card
National Geographic News @ nationalgeographic.com

But I also believe that we could do the little things to help make our little environment more healthy by planting a few plants around our homes, by not wasting water unneccessarily,by switching off electric equipment when not in use,by helping recycle what we can,by keeping our environment clean(imagine each one doing little things like this to make their own homes environment friendly, it goes a long way in helping,especially making our children aware of such things).

cal823

why does the world need to be a particular temperature and stuff?
it will exist and survive, till the end. we cant change when the end comes.

Capuchin

It needs to be a particular temperature for us to continue living here, for crops to grow.

cal823

depends. i dont think climate change is too big a thing for humanity to endure and come out thriving
i doubt that we can stop climate change though, its not like we have weather control.

Capuchin

Well, according to most scientific thinking, we are inducing climate change through our use of dirty fuels that release greenhouse gases. The Earth is getting warmer because of us. This is why there is a push to developing new energy technologies and to start up more fission plants. (along with the fact that oil and coal are both running out as a fuel source). It's also why we are asked to recycle and to be much greener than we have been in the past.

cal823

great, time to take a spinach bath!
lol, seriously, yeah cleaner fuels would be nice
you know the petroleum companies apparently bought hydrogenm fuel technology to stop anyone from using?