07-29-2019, 03:13 PM
(07-27-2019, 12:17 AM)JustWinBaby Wrote: What is the correlation between CO2 levels and temperature?
The correlation is that when CO2 levels increase, temperatures increase. And when CO2 levels decrease, temperatures decrease. We now have direct evidence of this correlation from atmospheric samples taken from ice cores that go back some 800,00 years. And indirect evidence of that from fossilized stomata on plant leaves going back several million years. Here is info from the NAOA explaining the correlation:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/global-warming/temperature-change
And I realize correlation does not equal causation, but it does allow for prediction and model construction.
Also, I have found an article that summarizes the study I provided the link to:
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-warming-earth-history-heatwave-study-climate-deniers-a9019391.html
Again, I prefer the actual study, but this will have to do for the purposes of this discussion.
I have also stated there is never/rarely a 100% consensus on anything in science. But the evidence for human activity contributing to changing global climate is now so strong that consensus is approaching 99%.
I always ask one simple question....from purely a logic point of view, how can human activity NOT be having an effect on global climate? I may not think that we are all going to die tomorrow, but we better get our heads out of the sand and start to look at human impacted global climate change as a true threat that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.
