• Question: Global warming: Media/Science hype ( like the theory from the seventies that next the Ice Age was coming soon) or is it a genuine problem?

    Asked by mattdizzle92 to Anne, Carolyn, Joe, Mariana, Nick on 16 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Nick Bradshaw

      Nick Bradshaw answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      It is a genuine problem. If anything the media tends to down play the evidence for global warming in an attempt to give a more “balanced” view. I;m not an expert on it myself, but almost any expert in the field would tell you that it really happening and that we need to take precautions.

    • Photo: Joseph Devlin

      Joseph Devlin answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      It’s a genuine problem but the question is: Are we (humans) partially responsible or is the increase in temperature just part of the natural cycle? If we are in any way responsible for the unprecedented rapid changes in earth’s temperature, then we’ve got to do something about it. On the other hand, if nothing we do makes a difference, then it’s somewhat pointless to worry about it.

    • Photo: Carolyn McGettigan

      Carolyn McGettigan answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      I think people are pretty happy to accept that the planet is getting warmer, but the debate lies in untangling the extent of the human contributions to the changes.

    • Photo: Mariana Vargas

      Mariana Vargas answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      There is enough scientific evidence to support that global warming is happening. It is a genuine problem that we have to do something about as a society.

Comments

  • modshamini commented on :

    Science can never be 100% sure of anything, but when so many scientists are saying something is true it’s probably best to pay attention and do something about it!