30th January 2003, 4:34 PM
Quote:Where is the proof of all this? The world is warming quicker than ever? How the hell do we know? Have we been taking temperature measurements for the last six billion years to know this? As I said, if a volcano can do exponentially more to cause global warming than humanity is capable of in a hundred years, what difference can we make to the contrary? There is nothing we can do to stop global warming. It will happen. And after time, it will cease, as it has all through the history of the world. The notion that humans can control the weather is not only arrogant, it's laughable.
You're both right and wrong. I work at an atmospheric research center and have talked to a few scientists here about that. Yes it is true that volcanic arruptions and other natural occurences do cause global warming. However, the pollution from our cars and our factories speed up this natural process. We cannot stop global warming, but we can stop accelerating and altering the natural process.