Understanding Global Warming

Mark Mulle

Summary

Is humanity out of time on Earth as Stephen Hawkins suggests? Or is global warming just a one-time speed bump in the road for mankind?
Either way, the climate is warming. But is man singularly responsible for this? Are there other contributing forces? Understanding Global Warming will explore both man-made and natural sources of climate change that leads to global warming.
You may be surprised to discover that the Earth's climate is always changing and always will regardless of man's activities. The Earth does not negotiate with mankind; it follows its own set of behaviors without regard to the desires of humanity. Unfortunately, the study of climate change remains a scientific mystery. Like many aspects of human life, politics has entered the debate and muddied the waters. There is far too much name calling and political interference suffocating a need for a broader and more in-depth study of all climate change activities.
Understanding Global Warming will help you understand the science behind global warming as well as separate the science from politics.
The media, politicians, and Hollywood like to warn us about the impact of man-made carbon dioxide on global warming. But can carbon dioxide, which makes up a minuscule portion of the atmosphere (less than one-half of one percent), be exclusively responsible for global warming? Or are there other factors at play? You might be surprised to learn the answers to these questions.
Who is really driving the global warming alarm, science or politics? Global agreements such as the Paris Accords sound like good ideas, but are they really? Saving the planet from rising surface temperatures may not be the primary goal of these covenants. Understanding Global Warming will open your eyes to the rhetoric and facts surrounding global warming.

Available since: 11/07/2018.

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