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Global Warming: Hot, Cold, or Medium Rare

2/3/2014

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Speaking Greenish: Part thirteen
Global warming, greenhouse effect, climate change, climate extremes, IPCC, greenhouse gases, CO2
Is Global Warming (Climate Change) real and what does this have to do with me?

The winter of 2014 is very cold for America, we have not seen a brutal winter like this since 1978/1979.
So what is the story with our planet being warmer when this winter is so cold and we hear more and more about a Polar Vortex occurring?

Many factors come into play and one theory states: Melting ice from the North Pole, caused by global warming, will place more cold water into the warm gulf stream and this may actually cause a stall in the gulf stream's warm air and water. Thus causing colder weather.

Confusing? Yes, this is a complicated issue, especially since we do not have all the facts and data. So let us first go over what we do know:
Greenhouse effect, climate change or global warming, use whatever name you wish, but the indisputable data showing the continuing rise of Earth's average temperature is the definition.

Does science have a complete understanding of the causes and effects of global warming? No, but we do know the following facts:
Since the late 1970s most of the warming has been over our oceans. NASA's images of the North Pole from 1980 compared to 2012 show a 50% reduction in the pole's total ice mass. We are reaching almost a two degree increase worldwide since the start of the 1900s and over 75% of this increase in average temperature has occurred between 1980 and 2012. Evidence points more and more each day to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases as the cause.
So as an individual, what does this have to do with me and what can I do about global warming?

Greenhouse gases are from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Emissions of CO2 come from many sources, and yes, all those fossil fuel combustion engines we use proves humankind is a contributing factor. The car we drive and the way we cut the lawn all play a part. Have you seen my video on a better way to mow lawns? Click Here To Watch

Now the real question is what will be the outcome from Global Warming? Will this spell d-o-o-m for the human race or will everything remain the same as always? We have heard the preaching of doom and gloom from Global Warming on one hand and a relaxed, "this is all normal" attitude, on the other hand. Either way, we do not have enough facts, data, or research to know the definitive answer to that question. Beautiful roses or dead roses as the outcome is an unknown. Therefore, it is important for humankind to play things safe and do as much as we can to maintain a normal average temperature on our green planet called Earth.

Bill Lauto, GTG
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Ross Barbera link
2/4/2014 05:13:52 am

Good article Bill, what's interesting is this is the one of the warmest phases of Holocene epoch, so the planet has been gradually warming up ( with small fluctuations up-and-down) for about 15,000 years.

Take a look at the ocean temperature chart posted on the NOAA website. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/faq/global-warming.php

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Bill, GTG link
2/4/2014 08:49:41 am

Hi Ross,
Thank you for your comment! I will say your use of the word 'interesting' to describe our time as the warmest in the Holocene epoch is very 'Vulcan-like'. I would have used the word "concerning". Nevertheless, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operates an excellent web site. Thanks for that insight!
Bill, GTG

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Ross Barbera link
2/9/2014 03:42:31 am

It is concerning!

Here is some very interesting data on Arctic sea ice https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews . What are your thoughts on this, and especially the increase in ice in the Antarctic?

Bill, GTG link
2/9/2014 04:59:38 am

Hi Ross,

Remarkable data from National Snow and Ice Data Center. Thank you for posting that Link. Excellent website with weekly updates.

As for my thoughts on fluctuations, current input, along with data between 1980 and 2012... I will say my thinking is in line with the American spirit that I came to know when growing up: Keep asking questions, never stop collecting data and place all evaluations on the table to deduce the facts. When America does this correctly, we put humans on the moon not once, but several times. Supplementary we brought them all home safely because we always asked the "What if" question. Thus, I say: Humankind must move forward safely and without greed to do as much as we responsibly can to maintain a normal average temperature on our home planet.

Bill, GTG

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