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Originally Posted by BennyV04988  Apok - You talk as if it takes massive changes to create problems. |
Sometimes it does.
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Originally Posted by BennyV04988 Even then, your idea of a problem is naively and grossly exagerated. |
The only exaggerations are what will happen with a few degrees rise. And I base this on what the Earth's history tells us.
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Originally Posted by BennyV04988 It only TAKES a few degrees to change the path of ocean heat engines, which control the earths weather patterns, which can cause droughts, floods, hurricanes, etc. This can lead to displacement, famine, disease, economic crash, war, etc. |
The geological history tells us otherwise. The Earth has made much, much bigger changes than it's making now.
Even if we only look back a few thousand years, bigger changes have happened. Humans have done fine.
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And yes we do need adapt, that's my point.
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In what way do we need to change?
Cut down CO2 levels? CO2 has not been demonstrated to be the cause of temperature changes. But in fact, often a result of it.
Secondly, we don't need to change the environment to suit
us.
In order to adapt, we don't need to drastically cut CO2 levels. In fact, I doubt changing the CO2 levels is going to do much anyway. There's no evidence that CO2 is causing temperature change.
The changes we make will only need to be subtle, and gradual. And certainly not cause for alarm.
And when the solar activities change in the future (like they always have), temperatures will also change, and will become lower again in the future.
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Whether or not we are causing it, the threat is large
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Again, history tells us otherwise.
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Originally Posted by BennyV04988 Basically, the whole world is in denial that there is a problem |
Maybe that's because there really isn't one.
Simply put, there is no established evidence to suggest that:
a) humans are causing the temperature to change
b) the rise in temperature is actually going to cause real problems
If you look at the history, the temperature has always been following a pattern, based on the sun's cycles.
We just happen to be in an uptrend. The same uptrend that's happened many times before, and hasn't wreaked havoc on the life that lives on this planet.