Take the Global Warming Test
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azzaman333
meh
Just as i have thought, global warming is not caused by CO2 emmisions. I only got #2 and #10 wrong.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
Some of the answers are silly, like "Global cooling occurred as a result of the Rennaisance Period".
Gelion
Retired Captain
Coming from a family that at least partially studies this in relation to work I can say that the test is
a) done by people who are against any action to stop global warming caused by pollution
b) is designed to make people think that the problem is "normal" and nothing needs to be done.
I qualify this test as bull****.
a) done by people who are against any action to stop global warming caused by pollution
b) is designed to make people think that the problem is "normal" and nothing needs to be done.
I qualify this test as bull****.
azzaman333
meh
Gelion said:
How do we know for fact that global warming is affected by our actions? How do we know that the world is heating up due to the natural ups and downs?
Gelion
Retired Captain
There are studies being done by worlds best scientists. Please at least google them. If you dont trust scientists I doubt politicians know better about environment.azzaman333 said:
EDIT: Majour point: the test makers totally missed out on the Ozon layer that is being destroyed. It is crucial to global warming and is certainly due to our actions.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I thought the Oxone layer helped block ultraviolet rays.
azzaman333
meh
Gelion said:
I dont trust anyone, but not all scientists would agree on the causes of global warming. I'm not saying we shouldn't do anything about CO2 emmisions, but i find it hard to believe that 100 years of humans abusing products could've caused massive climactic change.
Gelion said:
But would it be causing the massive changes in temperature across the globe? And are we completely certain that there is no other possible cause than humans?
Gelion
Retired Captain
Husky this might be of little help:
http://www.epcc.pref.osaka.jp/apec/eng/earth/ozone_layer_depletion/susumu.html
Azzaman all I can advise is read some respectable reports on the issue.....
Of course there's such a thing as "Temperatures Swings", but our pollution does affect the "normal" rate of change together with doing a lot of damage that can be repaired only in the long run (i.e. Ozon layer).
P.S. No knowledge is certain, but some knowledge is more certain than other.
http://www.epcc.pref.osaka.jp/apec/eng/earth/ozone_layer_depletion/susumu.html
Azzaman all I can advise is read some respectable reports on the issue.....
Of course there's such a thing as "Temperatures Swings", but our pollution does affect the "normal" rate of change together with doing a lot of damage that can be repaired only in the long run (i.e. Ozon layer).
P.S. No knowledge is certain, but some knowledge is more certain than other.
Just thought I should point out that this test is part of a larger website that discusses climate change a lot.
http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html
http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
These dudes are no worse than average left-wing anti-capitalists morons trying to brainwasg uscarlosMM said:tsk tsk tsk, interest group lying through there teeth
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Che Guava
The Juicy Revolutionary
Anyone who read the disclaimer at teh beginning of the test should have been able to get 10/10. Yes, there are some important facts in there, but not the whole story.
10/10 for me, none of it was particularly tough. Test seemed overly simplistic and trying to lead people to conclude that we're not affecting the environment, and don't need to worry about trying to affect it less. Admittedly 'we've got to do this, it'll help stop global warming' is an equal over simplification.
There's a lot more environmental issues than just an increase in the mean temperature of the earth's surface, and humans definitely do have an effect on a lot of them.
There's a lot more environmental issues than just an increase in the mean temperature of the earth's surface, and humans definitely do have an effect on a lot of them.
Urederra
Mostly harmless
ummm... it seems that since my last big debate about global warming there are more posters in CFC free from the global warming brainwashing.
For those who still are in the twilight and wanted to know more, here they are a couple of links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_Climatic_Optimum
As you can see, there have been other global warming periods on Earth not caused by CO2 increase.
For those who still are in the twilight and wanted to know more, here they are a couple of links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_Climatic_Optimum
As you can see, there have been other global warming periods on Earth not caused by CO2 increase.
MrCynical
Deity
Well I technically got 10 out of 10 for it, but only by in at least one case giving the answer I knew they wanted rather then the one I think is most accurate. Most of the questions are leading and some over the more strictly accurate answers seem to be missing completely. Particularly for the question with the graph none of the answers are valid conclusions.
MrCynical said:
Which question do you think was wrong? Agree that for the graph and others they left off much better answers, but none of their incorrect answers struck me as being better than their preferred ones.
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