The crack in the roof of the world: 'Yes, global warming is real - and deeply worrying'

Chicken Little was about overreacting. We've known for over 30 years that we have a serious problem that we must address. Claiming we are overreacting is a bit much.

Yea, and the Robot was always screaming "Warning, Will Robinson!" And, he was right.

I don't think that anyone denies that the Earth goes through natural warming and cooling periods. At least once in its history, Earth was covered in ice 1 mile deep.

The point is, to the Deniers out there (how frightening that that is now a Proper Noun), humans have rapidly accelerated a warming period catastrophically faster than periods of the past (barring asteroid hits or sudden volcanic eruptions).

We are affecting the climate from our greenhouse-gas-producing actions ever since the First Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. Developing countries are following in Western footsteps.

So simple, a Caveman could understand it.

So simple, a Caveman could understand it.

What does that tell you about Deniers?

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If your Right i'm Willing to go to Jail for all my Miss informing and lieing to ManKind .. Are You Willing to Do the same or will you be Another one Totally againts it till its to late then say Opp Oh well (No Accoutabilty)The G.O.P.WAY

i just heard from a friend that a big chunk of greenland ice shelf broke off not a good thing.

What about independents?

As one would expect, Independents' opinions fall in between that of Democrats and Republicans. October 2009 Pew Research poll:

http://people-press.org/report/556/global-warming

That's an interesting poll as it shows that the Republican propaganda has made a difference in the numbers. John McCain in 2006 proposed addressing climate change based on sound science and many republicans went on record as endorsing cap-and-trade. Now, opposition has become a Republican talking point. See http://que2646.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/22/4733187-the-republican-flipflop-on-cap-and-trade

That's some interesting info. That is what I suspected but curious if anyone had some hard data. And what do you know my good friend bobbievee pulls through ;). I appreciate it.

I am personally a supporter and advocate for global climate change. I think there is too much evidence out there to support it and the fact that so many in that particular field have a unanimous opinion of it kinda bodes well for the theory. If you sit around and actually watch how the earth has changed over the past 20 years it is astounding.

Thank you, onevoice. I wonder what a global climate change poll would reveal? My guess is that the worldwide belief in AGW might be higher than it is in the U.S.

I think I saw a poll once where it was exactly that. I will see if I can find it here in the following minutes.

Here is one http://www.globescan.com/news_archives/bbc2009_climate_change/BBC09_Climate_Change.pdf

Excellent! Once again, the U.S. is falling behind the rest of the world. I'm sure the same was said about the Roman Empire centuries ago. Here's an excerpt:

Public concern about climate change is at its highest level since GlobeScan began
international tracking in 1998, according to a new GlobeScan/BBC World Service poll
conducted in 23 countries. Nearly two thirds of those polled now say climate change is a “very serious” problem. However, concern has fallen in China and the USA.

On the eve of the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, only six per cent of the 24,000 people polled want their government to oppose a climate deal being reached in Denmark. The poll also shows that, in spite of the global recession, an average of 61% support their governments making investments to address climate change, even if these investments hurt the economy.

However, the poll finds that public opinion in the world’s two largest emitters of CO2 is more ambivalent. While the Chinese are the most likely to support government investments to address climate change even if these harm the economy (with 89% in favour), only 52% of Americans feel the same way. Also, the percentage of American (45%) and Chinese citizens (57%) who see climate change as “very serious” is below the 23-country average of 64%.

Thanks for the link. I hadn't realized that there was an international poll on climate change.

A poll of people in the life sciences , over 550, just said there is a 100 % chance of a major die-off happening as we type.

Denial of fact

In this form of denial, someone avoids a fact by lying. This lying can take the form of an outright falsehood (commission), leaving out certain details to tailor a story (omission), or by falsely agreeing to something (assent, also referred to as "yessing" behavior). Someone who is in denial of fact is typically using lies to avoid facts they think may be painful to themselves or others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial

Well I'll certainly survive as I'm getting up there too. I'm concerned about my grandchildren, my children, and even about the present as many of the extreme weather events we have witnessed this year have been made more extreme by global warming. We had the hottest summer on record in Oklahoma, extreme droughts, wildfires that burned within a mile of my house and destroyed thousands of acres, dozens of homes and even caused a couple of deaths. And this week, we had several tornadoes which are highly unusual in Oklahoma in November. It is affecting us right now and if our politicians don't act soon, we may have to write off civilization in a few generations.

Well, lots of money does lift people above the harm that is done by their actions. A lot of it is just egotism, selfishness, and just looking out for number one. I'm not sure if they have much empathy for others or have thought about the next generation or two. If seems like short-term thinking has dominated politics and business decisions recently.