the US should admit global warming is a problem

BBC article from last year, interesting stuff. The Resident doesn't usually cover serious stuff but sometimes you just gotta... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4542951.stm

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[EvilMongrelMonkey]

Those are not facts dear. Those are propaganda. Did you know about the huge death tolls of malaria in Siberia over the last century or two? Before the current warming trends? Before you start claiming things as fact, please do a little research rather than buy the propagandists lines. Climate change is something that is happening on all the planets.... and at the same rate, yet global warming pundits tend to ignore the sun as the primary cause. Does not fit the template.

[theresident]

I know the arguments both ways and totally appreciate you writing in! However, I gotta point out that propaganda and facts are not mutually exclusive. Propaganda is often (but not always) made of facts used to make one's point seem right. So these might be propaganda, yes, but they are still facts in this case. :) I really do appreciate you writing in though, seriously!

[EvilMongrelMonkey]

I realize that propaganda must always have some truth to it. Like climate change is a natural process, and globally, tropical storms (typhoons and hurricanes) have seen no substantial increase over the past 30 years. One fact is warmer weather causes high altitude wind shear which cuts off the tops of large cyclones. Still, we know next to nothing about things like precipitation and cloud formation, two of the most important aspects of global climate change. Thanks for the exchange.

[theresident]

Thank you evilmongrelmonkey, haha. I really want to keep learning about all sides of the issue on this one, even though no matter what I still believe people ought to be less wasteful. Just as a matter of good form and appreciation for the planet. I appreciate your words!

[EvilMongrelMonkey]

Yes, do not misunderstand my intentions... I am completely for clean living, no pollution and such. But I do not believe that what we breath out (a.k.a. CO2) should be classified as a pollutant. That whole idea scares me because of it's potential abuse. I'm a strong advocate of new fuels, new power sources and reducing trash and litter as it creates a much nicer environment to live in. I just believe we should not do things so hasty that we hurt people economically.

[theresident]

Well said. :)

[dncarac]

If this is truly a scientific enquiry, the global warming people should be able to come up with experimental results which would disprove their theory or model. (Think, if no ether wind can be detected, then the ether model must be wrong). If they cannot do this, then this is a belief system or religion and not science. If they can, let's hear it and let the experiments begin!

However, in short, how long do global temperatures have to drop before they stop telling us they're rising?

[jelleeee1]

it a hoax ur paying scientists to chase fart dust around the world send them to space no1s been on the moon for a while then maybe mars next ?

[daviddelafe]

It's time for people to stop worrying about the planet. The planet will be fine. It's taken worst beating than any human has been able to dish out. The planet is not going anywhere.... We are.

[amness1a]

hey resident, i agree, seems people dont respond to anything other than a disaster these days, because its not boom in our faces many of us dont see it or chose to remain ignorant because it means we would all have to take accountability for it if we as a whole admitted it. if corporations found a way to make more money off doing something about global warming than they make in denial of it i bet they would be owning up by the hundreds.

[thespiritmage]

While everybody is inclined to their own opinion, it really is surprising how hostile people are when it comes to global warming/environmentalism. I've seen a lot of people vehemently argue against global warming, and that it's just propaganda/conspiracy/bullshit and that the entire scientific community is against it and that anybody who believes so is a nimrod. But, from what I've learned, the scientific community is split fifty-fifty...

[Kathryn285]

Actually... I just took a Weather & Climate course... and we are actually SUPPOSED to be entering another ice age... because trees that were found North back in the day are now found lower... which means it was getting colder. But now we're warming up... which we shouldn't be. So yeah... its natural... but wrong way. That can't be good. U cant just spew "Its natural!!" but know nothing about it... gah.

[Hootowl54]

Global warming, the one thing Al Gore actually did invent. Climate change has always happened and always will. Check all sides of the science and determine for yourself who has the agenda. Those of you who are not too narrow-minded, try searching "Global Warming Hoax" and see what you find.