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People don't care about global warming. That is the problem.
Yeah I wanted to make sure I was on the same ground as your lot. I see global warming less of an environment issue and more of a financial issue. Seems like the majority of people who are pushing for reform are people who are making money off it.
It used to be thousands and thousands of years between.
What is the interval now? Why are we trying to reverse global warming? We do contribute to it, but if that contribution isn't enough to cause any serious damage, why spend millions of dollars trying to reverse it?
These changes will not happen in our lifetimes but we are the ones who decide how much time they have in the future.
Why do we have to pave the way for a future that is uncertain? We don't know whats going to happen; to the Earth or to us as a race. We'll probably be long gone before the effects of our industry kick in. We are contributing very little to global warming compared to how much we are willing to change it. Is it worth it? How long will it take for just our share of greenhouse gasses to make a difference?
[quote]The big issue is that they are melting at a faster rate than before.[quote]
The earliest information we have about the ice age goes only 740 thousand years ago (EPICA ice core sample size). We don't know how fast the ice caps were melting before then; or even if there were ice caps at all.
Vostok Ice Core was drilled in 1996. I know that a lot has happened in the last decade, but it from the graph, it seems like the last century hasn't had THAT much of an impact.
EDIT: Bad coding on my part. This is what it should be:
The big issue is that they are melting at a faster rate than before.
The earliest information we have about the ice age goes only 740 thousand years ago (EPICA ice core sample size). We don't know how fast the ice caps were melting before then; or even if there were ice caps at all.
Vostok Ice Core was drilled in 1996. I know that a lot has happened in the last decade, but it from the graph, it seems like the last century hasn't had THAT much of an impact.
I know that a lot has happened in the last decade, but it from the graph, it seems like the last century hasn't had THAT much of an impact.
Because the most recent levels of CO2 are not properly recorded on there. That graph is off. The current levels of CO2 are approximately 380ppm now. That line should go near (if not past) the very top of the graph. It's cut off... you can't really argue with a graph that does not even properly represent current levels. Check it out:
380 ppm!!!
we are helping it, not causing it, are making it go faster, and have the power to slow it down, but not prevent it.
Well, it all depends on us as to how high levels go. This graph shows what would happen if we stop CO2 emissions (lowest line), and where we would be at if we continue 'business as usual' (top line).
