Official Global Warming thread (merged)

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OrangeWayOfLife said:
Why did it change from global warming to climate change?
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It didn't. It is climate change caused by global warming. They're actually two different terms. Both of these terms have been used for over 40 years now. Climate change refers (obviously) to changes in climatic patterns, global warming refers to the build up of energy within Earth's climate system. They are not synonyms.

The term "climate change" was used in the context of anthropogenic warming due to carbon dioxide in 1956: The Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climatic Change - PLASS - 2010 - Tellus - Wiley Online Library

If you read somewhere or were told that they changed the name, you now know that source is not trustworthy. Think about it. No, really. THINK. Don't just ignore that what you said is verifiably false. You can also use Google Scholar and see that global warming as a term actually came about later, and that both terms are still in use for their respective meanings.
 
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Catholics organize to promote pope's climate change message

The surprising links between faith and evolution and climate denial — charted

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BartW said:
Thought so

I calls ‘em like I sees ‘em. Aren’t you now agreeing that it is indeed nonsense?

Considering your initial reaction to the story, I find it pretty rich that you'd complain about confirmation bias
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Yes, must be personally rewarding to be a self perceived expert in a field as nebulous as climate science. Do you do Bigfoot and UFO's too? I saw some strange lights last night....course it could have been the rum, beer, and crown.
 
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Mtntrout said:
It didn't. It is climate change caused by global warming. They're actually two different terms. Both of these terms have been used for over 40 years now. Climate change refers (obviously) to changes in climatic patterns, global warming refers to the build up of energy within Earth's climate system. They are not synonyms.

The term "climate change" was used in the context of anthropogenic warming due to carbon dioxide in 1956: The Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climatic Change - PLASS - 2010 - Tellus - Wiley Online Library

If you read somewhere or were told that they changed the name, you now know that source is not trustworthy. Think about it. No, really. THINK. Don't just ignore that what you said is verifiably false. You can also use Google Scholar and see that global warming as a term actually came about later, and that both terms are still in use for their respective meanings.
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Between you and BW I don't know how is funnier with their rush to espouse knowledge of this subject. Mtn, do you do UFO's and Bigfoot? I need one of you guys to explain some strange lights at my house.
 
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Mtntrout said:
I don't know, why don't you? I hear about it all the time.

Global Warming: 2015 Articles, Facts, Causes & Effects

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/m...dumplings-have-to-do-with-global-warming.html

Global Warming - Scientific American

The term is still used all the time, I can not say why you personally do not hear about it.
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Maybe because it isn't the first thing we think of when we get up or the last thing when we go to bed....all I hear from the talking heads now is Climate Change.
 
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So Experts, riddle me this: What exactly is the end result of all of this that you are afraid of? The Human species dying out? The poles flipping? What exactly is this concern of yours? I keep hearing this talk about we've gone too far to fix so what are we headed for?
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
What exactly is the end result of all of this that you are afraid of?
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A blight that thrives on nitrogen and destroys the okra crop during which humanity turns its back on science and returns to its farming roots. However, a hero emerges which travels through a wormhole to discover potential habitable planets before traveling back to the solar system via a black hole to find the calculations he discovered will save the species.

I should write a script for a movie based on that...
 
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Grand Vol said:
A blight that thrives on nitrogen and destroys the okra crop during which humanity turns its back on science and returns to its farming roots. However, a hero emerges which travels through a wormhole to discover potential habitable planets before traveling back to the solar system via a black hole to find the calculations he discovered will save the species.

I should write a script for a movie based on that...
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And it could star Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz...or, maybe Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. Don't forget to include wisecracking robots and it'll be a hit.
 
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MG1968 said:
And it could star Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz...or, maybe Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. Don't forget to include wisecracking robots and it'll be a hit.
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Nah, can't be Matthew McConaughey. He's a Texas grad and I couldn't imagine someone from the fake UT filling that spot.

But the wisecracking robot could be a good idea. It could get old after a while. But maybe two robots...one could be kind of a silent, thoughtful partner and the other could have like a humor control or something. And maybe the main character could make jokes back like making it into a vacuum cleaner or something.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
So Experts, riddle me this: What exactly is the end result of all of this that you are afraid of? The Human species dying out? The poles flipping? What exactly is this concern of yours? I keep hearing this talk about we've gone too far to fix so what are we headed for?
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The bigger question for the "experts." What can we possibly do to stop it?
 
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