Climate Myths
1. “It’s the sun”- This is not true at all, because they’re going in different directions. As the planet gets warmer we’ve seen the sun getting cooler.
2. “Animals and Plants can adapt”- Yes, animals and plants can adapt, but that process takes thousands, maybe even millions of years for this.
3. “Ocean Acidification isn’t Serious”- Ocean acidification is very serious, it will be harmful for marine life, and coral reefs.
4. “It’s Freaking Cold”- One cold day doesn’t mean climate change doesn’t exist. The weather and climate are different, weather you see day by day, climate you see overall.
5. “CO2 is not an Air Pollutant”- The way CO2 impacts climate, public health it does qualify as an air pollutant.
6. “It’s cosmic rays”- In the past recent years the number of (GCR’S) galactic cosmic rays, has increased. That means that’s if this myth were true, then we should see global cooling, not warming.
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“Glaciers are growing”- While there are some cases that glaciers are growing there is an overwhelming trend of glaciers retreating into the ocean.
8. “Global Warming Stopped In????”- Studies show the world is continuing to warm and 2010 was the hottest on record.
9. “It’s a natural cycle”- Nothing is known to produce this much CO2 but humans.
10. “It’s not us”- So many studies have shown that humans have had a specific role in global warming.
Here are even some politicians who said climate change wasn’t real.
1. Senator Jim Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma- “greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,” has said God, not humans, controls the weather, and has denied climate change in many other ways.
2. Congressman Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan- “I have said many times, and there was a report a couple of weeks ago that in fact you look at this last year, it was the warmest year in the last decade, I think was the numbers that came out,” Upton says. “I don’t – I accept that. I do not say that it is
1. “It’s the sun”- This is not true at all, because they’re going in different directions. As the planet gets warmer we’ve seen the sun getting cooler.
2. “Animals and Plants can adapt”- Yes, animals and plants can adapt, but that process takes thousands, maybe even millions of years for this.
3. “Ocean Acidification isn’t Serious”- Ocean acidification is very serious, it will be harmful for marine life, and coral reefs.
4. “It’s Freaking Cold”- One cold day doesn’t mean climate change doesn’t exist. The weather and climate are different, weather you see day by day, climate you see overall.
5. “CO2 is not an Air Pollutant”- The way CO2 impacts climate, public health it does qualify as an air pollutant.
6. “It’s cosmic rays”- In the past recent years the number of (GCR’S) galactic cosmic rays, has increased. That means that’s if this myth were true, then we should see global cooling, not warming.
7. …show more content…
“Glaciers are growing”- While there are some cases that glaciers are growing there is an overwhelming trend of glaciers retreating into the ocean.
8. “Global Warming Stopped In????”- Studies show the world is continuing to warm and 2010 was the hottest on record.
9. “It’s a natural cycle”- Nothing is known to produce this much CO2 but humans.
10. “It’s not us”- So many studies have shown that humans have had a specific role in global warming.
Here are even some politicians who said climate change wasn’t real.
1. Senator Jim Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma- “greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,” has said God, not humans, controls the weather, and has denied climate change in many other ways.
2. Congressman Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan- “I have said many times, and there was a report a couple of weeks ago that in fact you look at this last year, it was the warmest year in the last decade, I think was the numbers that came out,” Upton says. “I don’t – I accept that. I do not say that it is