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Originally Posted by Reckoner
Is there even enough scientific evidence to suggest that humans have a real and clear impact on global warming?
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While it depends on who you ask, the general consensus is almost all studies seem to heavily imply humanity is contributing to the phenomenon one way or the other. How much is anyone's guess, but we are certainly responsible to a certain degree. What the scientific community seems to be debating mostly here is that if there really is anything we can do any more, that if the earth has already entered into a cycle of climate change and we'll be going along for the ride like it or not.
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Should we be more geared to trying to deal with the natural effects of ........., or trying to slow down human impact (If it really does)?
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I personally think the former will yield a much better result than the latter. And by following the former, the latter will be addressed by default. We may have to wait for a few more Sandy to occur before the opinion tilt toward the majority where people want to do something, so politics can be drowned out at the face of urgency. Christie/Obama was such an example. It's kind of sad, but that seems to be the trend we are following where we come together when we're facing disaster.