Does Global Warming Really Exist?
It’s been a day of many passionate debates due to over 1,000 e-mails that were allegedly stolen from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. [News source: CNN]
The theory/argument is that some of the top scientists have manipulated data about global warming to make it appear more urgent. A lot of questions still remain, especially the authenticity of the leaked e-mails. But news of this has caught a lot of attention.
Global warming has always been controversial. It’s easy to look outside and notice that the seasons have been warmer than they were when I was younger. I can’t help but notice the decrease in snowfall each winter too. When I was a child, we were almost guaranteed to have a white Christmas every year. Now, it’s hit or miss, and I’ve even experienced Christmas when it was warm enough to be outside without a coat.
But other experts have pointed to a natural cycle of warming trends that happen to the planet over a period of centuries. This data shows that the seasons would gradually change anyway, regardless of human contribution.
I’m not a scientist, and I haven’t read enough to get on a soapbox with very passionate arguments either way. But I will say this…
#1 - I rarely assume that a problem only comes from one source. I’ve found that life is hardly so black and white. I do believe we should reduce pollution and be more energy efficient. I also believe there could be bad consequences if we don’t. But I don’t know if I’ve ever truly believed the planet would just explode into a big fireball someday.
#2 - I think we should always keep an open mind to all arguments that surround something so serious. People get so narrow minded and just insist on sticking to their own theories. Is there really any harm in seeing multiple sides?
#3 – We once thought the world was flat. We don’t know everything, and I’d hate it if we woke up tomorrow and had nothing new to learn. Let’s stay informed and remember that we’re all citizens of this planet, so we all need to know what’s going on with it.
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The world is not Flat?
It’s good that you are posting this and giving people a different opinion on this issue! I too am on the fence about global warming. People use the polar bear as the symbol for global warming, but don’t know that polar bears are doing quite well, mainly because bears are scavengers and unfortunately they have been finding food in dumps! The earth does have natural cycles of warmer and cooler weather, and when you think about it, global warming has been occurring since the Ice Age! It hasn’t been all that bad!! Some people, like me, believe that this is just another way for the government to tax us on our carbon “footprint” and come one step closer to the “New World Order”. .. What I do know though, is that resources are limited and it can only benefit us to conserve!