Global warming said killing some species

[Heracles 417]

We have established that the industrial revolution and beyond has caused global warming. So what caused the large fluctuations and ice ages for the 1 million years prior to the 1800 industrial revolution??

PS Was there not an ice age 20,000 years ago which was used by the first humans to travel from Europe to America..

Edited November 21, 2006 by Infidel

[Carol&Marc 0]

chicken little!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

We have established that the industrial revolution and beyond has caused global warming. So what caused the large fluctuations and ice ages for the 1 million years prior to the 1800 industrial revolution??

PS Was there not an ice age 20,000 years ago which was used by the first humans to travel from Europe to America..

There were 4 major ice ages in the past.

"Causes of ice ages......

Changes in Earth's atmosphere

Position of the continents

Variations in Earth's orbit (Milankovitch cycles)

Variations in the sun's energy output

Vulcanism

"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age#Causes_of_ice_ages

[Heracles 417]

Do plants not thrive on carbon dioxide? I think the solution is to plant more trees.. You see so many new neighborhoods here in the US which have about 3 trees in them..

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I propose you all go stand outside outside a hospital and heckle the surgeons. When you see 'em, point at 'em and laugh because you don't agree with their knowledge.

[Ban Hammer 13,335]

I propose you all go stand outside outside a hospital and heckle the surgeons. When you see 'em, point at 'em and laugh because you don't agree with their knowledge.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I propose you all go stand outside outside a hospital and heckle the surgeons. When you see 'em, point at 'em and laugh because you don't agree with their knowledge.

Charles, if a thousand different surgeons from around the world were all telling you, you need brain surgery, what's the likelihood of you even remotely questioning their professional opinion?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Natural selection. Just like Darwin predicted.

[mawilson 2,133]

It's very sad that global warming is killing some species, but c'est la vie

[one...two...tree 2,762]

It's very sad that global warming is killing some species, but c'est la vie

Individualism...the enlightment that life is only relative to self.

[mawilson 2,133]

It's very sad that global warming is killing some species, but c'est la vie

Individualism...the enlightment that life is only relative to self.

Human nature is individualist. Natural selection favors instincts that promote the individual’s survival and procreation.

[Jenn! 918]

It's very sad that global warming is killing some species, but c'est la vie

Individualism...the enlightment that life is only relative to self.

Human nature is individualist. Natural selection favors instincts that promote the individual’s survival and procreation.

I remember reading an article recently, it might have even been here on VJ, that partially dispels that theory. Instead, it was suggested that there are aspects of natural selection that promote the species rather than the individual.

[cmartyn 0]

I just have to say something about the tree idea.

A tree, any plant for that matter, grass, flowers, whatever, converts CO2 into O2 which sounds like a good thing. However, when a plant dies, it converts back to CO2 when microbes eat the dead plant matter.

Trees effectively just lock up the CO2 gas for a period of time.

As the climate warms, trees will actually grow taller, larger, faster, but at nowhere near the pace required to halt the CO2 emissions.

Besides, we are still laying floors with exotic woods from the rain forest. Essentially cutting down the worlds forests to satiate yet another little vanity.

In my house, I put Heart pine, it was expensive, and the wood is soft and expands and contracts more than hardwood but it looks nice and I didn't rape the environment too badly.

Can someone hurry it up with the natural selection? Id like to eliminate these idiots.

http://biggerhammer.net/anm2/beast.html

[Ban Hammer 13,335]

It's very sad that global warming is killing some species, but c'est la vie

Individualism...the enlightment that life is only relative to self.

Human nature is individualist. Natural selection favors instincts that promote the individual’s survival and procreation.

I remember reading an article recently, it might have even been here on VJ, that partially dispels that theory. Instead, it was suggested that there are aspects of natural selection that promote the species rather than the individual.

so that means some will "take one for the species" instead of "one for the team"

[peejay 327]

Global warming is not real. Global warming is not real. Global warming is not real.

Global warming is not real. Global warming is not real. Global warming is not real.

Global warming is not real. Global warming is not real. Global warming is not real.

Say it enough times and you will believe it.

Or, if in the case of the coal industry, you buy enough influence with the right people in government.