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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
There has been some discussion on this topic under Politics, but I think this warrants its own thread so that we can dig a little deeper into the evidence and arguments.
this is a general definition from Wikipedia. I read through it and it seems perfectly acceptable to me.
Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years). Climate change may refer to a change in average weather conditions, or in the time variation of weather within the context of longer-term average conditions. Climate change is caused by factors such as biotic processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth, plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have been identified as primary causes of ongoing climate change, often referred to as global warming.[1]
Scientists actively work to understand past and future climate by using observations and theoretical models. A climate record—extending deep into the Earth's past—has been assembled, and continues to be built up, based on geological evidence from borehole temperature profiles, cores removed from deep accumulations of ice, floral and faunal records, glacial and periglacial processes, stable-isotope and other analyses of sediment layers, and records of past sea levels. More recent data are provided by the instrumental record. General circulation models, based on the physical sciences, are often used in theoretical approaches to match past climate data, make future projections, and link causes and effects in climate change.
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I agree with what you posted in blue,
but not in red. Yes the climate is changing, but I don't agree that man is causing climate change. That's about as true as the endless claim that all rich people are Republicans.
The industrial revolution did not start in the 1990's, and the earth was far dirtier back in the middle of the 20th century. Yet, certain segments of the "scientific" community tried to convince us then that "evil" man with all of his filthy pollution would plunge the planet into another ICE AGE. Maybe you are too young to remember those days. I remember them.
Did the industrial revolution cause the first ICE AGE, and cause the dinosaurs to become extinct? No, but everyone believed that it would happen. That became one of the driving forces to export heavy manufacturing, like steel mills, overseas. If you look at climate data from the 60's, you will see the trend to lower temperatures. Now the reverse has happened, and all the political fearmongers have spooked the world again.
It's a new age religion, and Trump is not a convert. So you hate him.