Exploding The Global Warming Myths

Are you a believer of Global warming or not? Orproblem, trying to fix it will affect American
are you one of the cynics yet to be convinced?industry and workers. FACT: A well thought out
Well both have a part to play in the Globaltrading program will harness American ingenuity to
Warming arena debate. The whole issue isdecrease heat-trapping pollution cost-effectively,
surrounded by facts and figures but when thesejumpstarting a new carbon economy. MYTH: The
facts and figures are looked at it is very difficultcold winters and cool summers that have been
to prove them with science, so you end up withhappening of late are not the effects of global
hearsay. Global warming from our point of view iswarming, and are infrequent events. FACT: While
the increase in the average temperature of theit is true that different areas of country's have
Earth's near-surface air and oceans. When youexperienced some colder winters here and there,
observe all the different global warming mythsbetween them the average temperature has ben
that are published in various publications, online,on the up. MYTH: We can adapt to climate
TV, and radio you will understand the issue withchange. Civilizations have survived droughts and
conflicting information. Because of these globaltemperature shifts in the past. FACT: Although it
warming myths come in many forms it isis true that the human race has survived an
essential to understand the causes of globalonslaught of drought and prolonged warmth along
warming, and the facts attached to those myths.with the bitter cold and more, entire societies
MYTH: Water vapour is the most important,have collapsed from dramatic climatic shifts.
abundant greenhouse gas. So if we're going toMYTH: Global warming along with extra CO2 will
control a greenhouse gas, why don't we control itbe beneficial, they reduce cold related deaths and
instead of carbon dioxide? FACT: Water vapourstimulate crop growth. FACT: Any beneficial
does trap more heat than carbon dioxide (CO2),effects will be far outweighed by damage and
but as CO2 levels increase in the atmosphere,disruption. MYTH: Global warming is just part of
they lead to warmer conditions, which lead tothe worlds natural cycle. The Arctic has warmed
more water vapour in the air, which leads to evenup in the past as it is doing now. FACT: The global
warmer conditions, thus a never ending cycle.warming we are experiencing is not natural. People
Because of this relationship between CO2, waterare causing it. While the global warming myth
vapour and climate, to fight global warming nationsstory is interesting, it does reduce the impact of
must focus on controlling CO2. MYTH: Globalthe facts. But as they say "Truth is stranger than
warming reduces as the ozone hole shrinks. FACT:fiction." The many myths on global warming doing
Global warming and the ozone hole are twothe rounds are based on global warming statistics,
separate issues. MYTH: Global warming is notjust with a different view point. It is always best,
occurring due to some glaciers and ice sheets areas with everything, to look at the global warming
expanding and not shrinking. FACT: In most partsmyth with an open mind. There is always two
of the world, the shrinking of glaciers and ice capssides to every coin, so explore both before
have been dramatic. The best available scientificmaking your full opinion. Perhaps this article on
data indicate that Greenland's massive ice sheet isglobal warming myth with strike a chord with you
shrinking. MYTH: So what if global warming is aand will inspire further reading into the subject.