Kyros on 21 May 2008
What i want to know is why so many people seem to be vermentley opposed to the idea of Global Warming
With vehemently opposed you mean: "Do not believe in" correct?
I think there are multiple reasons:
1) "The World is ending syndrome": This statement has been pitched so many times at us: Our forests would die, our rivers would be poisoned, the ozone hole would kill us. Surprisingly forest area in Europe gets bigger, many rivers get close to drinking water quality again, the ozone hole is closing etc. pp.
The problem is that distasters sell even for scientists. So many people have learned to take statements with a grain of salt. I mean one idiot even mentioned Global Warming after the Tsunami and earthquakes really have nothing to do with the weather.
2) Climate is a complex system. While global warming seems to be true there will be cooler years in the future. A recent study said the next decade could get colder. Climate change and normal weather cycles are very difficult to separate. So the endless whining after each warm summer is really annoying.
3) While man seems to have an influence on climate nobody knows to what extent and what the results will be. Do we need to pay trillions of dollars to solve a problem if it could possibly result in 1-2° warmer weather and more rain (Not exactly a terrible combination)
And so on. The problem is that honest scientific work in this field got Gored. Now we have alarmist political whiners telling us again how we could save the planet.
Disclaimer: This doesn't mean that Global Warming isn't a serious problem and mankind should do things to mitigate its effects but these effects and possible solutions should be discussed on a scientific level and implemented by politicians who know what they are doing.
