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paska rinda

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what do you think about global warming?is it really exist or it just issue?

i read some articles about pros and cons about global warming, there are two statement about this problem:
Firstly, some people say human already on the crisis environment so we need global safe and prevent our natural resource from destroyed.
And Second statement say earth more cold since past few years ago and global warming just issue.

After know two statement above, i have question about it.which is the true answers from hidden problem about global warming?and what is your opinion?

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    Joseph Stanga

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    Jan 8 2012: Global Warming is a tough issue. It is a somewhat charged term, as it implies that climate studies indicate a trend towards a warmer planet. One of the problems with these studies is the relative lack of long-term information on the topic. We do not have a direct record of all climate activity for the roughly 4 billion years of prehistory, and any conclusions we draw from what data we do have must necessarily be viewed through a lens which recognizes this fact, as well as which accepts the Principle of Uniformity, which, in essence, posits that the processes which are at work now are the same processes which were always at work.

    A more apt term, I think, is Climate Change, as this merely accepts that the climate is changing, without being too specific in its proclamations. It is not as simple as stating human activity is causing it, although it is almost certain we are contributing to it. There are many natural cycles which affect global climate, and human activity definitely affects /some of/ these cycles, although to what extent is more difficult to ascertain. The use of Climate Change as a term in the issue is also more apt because if data arrives which shows a cooling trend, humans will be more inclined to consider the global impact of their actions. For example, if people are led to believe in Global Warming, but live to see an Ice Age (which is one proposed natural response to a warmer climate, via the disruption of the "Transatlantic Thermohaline Conveyor Belt"), they may be more inclined to disregard the issue as "hogwash."

    EDIT: /some of/ these cycles. I'd seriously doubt if humans had any impact on things like solar flares.
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      paska rinda

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      Jan 8 2012: Hello joseph stanga

      Thankyou for your good opinion and statement. We still have to believe reality or issue about global warming. Maybe we will see the next few years to make prove what was scientist say.

      Best regards

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