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Well, the earth would be a frozen ball of ice if it weren’t for the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and over a period of a couple hundred years scientists fig
by TaylorAlexander 4y ago
Well, the earth would be a frozen ball of ice if it weren’t for the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and over a period of a couple hundred years scientists figured out that the balance of carbon dioxide is critical to maintaining a certain average temperature of the planet. And then they started measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and they found it is rising annually in direct relation to human industrial activity. They further found that the average temperature of the earth was rising in exactly the amount we would expect when raising the carbon content of the atmosphere. Lots of scientists have looked for other explanations, and after doing tests and measurements they’ve found those factors not to be the cause.
Basically, we’ve used the scientific method to examine the evidence and having done so it’s quite clear that human emissions of carbon dioxide are the cause of changes to the greenhouse effect.
Here’s a great video on the history of this science which I just watched:
https://youtu.be/GGtAilkWTtI https://youtu.be/GGtAilkWTtI
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoFor those who are of a right-wing persuasion, this youtube channel, created by a right-wing geologist who used to work for oil companies is good, because it won't upset you by challenging any of your political beliefs, just the science related myths: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL82yk73N8eoX-Xobr_TfHsWPfAIyI7VAP https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL82yk73N8eoX-Xobr_TfH... The first video in the series is 14 years old.
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoOh great thanks! I always need content to share with my Dad. I will say the video I linked is happily neutral. I felt like I could share it with my Tucker-Carlson loving Dad.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoIn particular the two part video here is good as a summary: A CONSERVATIVE solution to global warming (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99qI42KGB0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99qI42KGB0 Many of the other older ones are referring to old controversies, though I see the 14 year old one still has new comments from this year claiming it's all lies.