Ok, I’m really curious to know what exactly global warming is. People continuously use that term but what is it?
And please don’t give me definitions from yahoo or google because I can do that too =) . Just in your own words thanks 
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Global warming is the increase of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide and many more ) in the air which mainly comes from industries, cars and etc. The increase of this gas causes the temperature to increase too. That’s why you will find that the summers are hotter than they are in the past. The increased temperature melts the ice at the north and the south poles, leading to a rise in the oceans and seas around the world. In time to come, these water will tend to flood low-lying areas.
basically.. too many sun rays are getting stuck in the atmosphere because of so much pollution and stuff, so the idea of global warming is that eventually the earth is going to get so hot its going to melt the ice caps.. and then the oceans will over flow.. and then we’ll all get flooded & drown basically
Earth getting hoter
The earth has always had temperature fluctuations. It’s just that now, any warming that is noticed can be used by those who wish to affect public policy to their liking. The quickest explanation is their desire to control business & the public in ways that would reduce emissions/polutants that would cost us all more & hurt the economy. Oh, I’ll admit it’s possable that we have affected the climate with our ‘technology’ . But not to the extent that some claim, & I still think this BIG globe we live on has ways to neutralize anything we do.
eh personally i dont think there is such a thing as globel warming..i think the earth just has a cycle that it goes through..
Global Warming is phenomenon due to which the excessive deposition of CO2 and other poisonous gases from Vehicles and Factories cause the polar ice to melt and there will be increase in sea-level whcih will cause submergence of land.
In the past the Earth was covered with ice, right into the 30s in Latitude. It has happened several times to varying degrees. The sun has the biggest influence on the planet’s temperature. But during these ‘snowball’ earth phases the planet was a giant mirror which dramatically reduced the sun’s ability to heat the planet.
This was a tough situation because, left unchecked, a snowball Earth would never have evolved humans. So what changed those conditions, giving us the chance to be here today? Who was our buddy way back when? It was the volcanoes. They continued to spew out all kinds of things including CO2 for many 10s of thousands of years increasing the CO2 content of the world to 1000s of ppm. There was no place for the CO2 to go … land was covered with ice and ice covered cold oceans absorb CO2 but at greatly reduced rates. They could not match the rate of volcanoes over time.
So it turns out that CO2 was our real buddy back then. Its concentration eventually reached a level where the atmosphere retained enough heat to re-hydrate and start the melting process. The change in humidity is about 4% for every change of 1 degree F.
CO2 was our buddy back then.
I’m not too sure whether CO2 is our buddy today.
After looking over this newsgroup and others related to the topic called “global warming” I have a question for this group.
Does anyone know of journals, websites, or other resources that provide scientific data on either or both sides of the global warming question?
I have my own opinion formed over many years of watching Nat Geo and Science Channels on TV, but I acknowledge that these sources may be biased. I want facts from scientists who have data.
Thank you from a new member!
my question is simple……..
what that global warming?