Is Global Warming due more to humans or natural causes?

[tartaarsaus]

I mean, even if natural causes do play a significant role in global warming, humans are clearly accelerating it. Any amount of global warming is extremely detrimental and it’s basically the biggest problem facing humans by quite a bit. Therefore, reduction by human activity is imperative irrespective of whether a share of climate change is natural because a less shit situation is better than a really shitty situation

[hellionthesagereborn]

Considering all our data on the subject I think its pretty straight forward that its natural. You can't have consistent climate change through out all recorded history and based upon paleological data and then turn around and say this one time is different, especialy when this "one time" started warming before the industrial revolution which is claimed to be the cause of it.

[NYCQuestions1976]

I truly believe it's mostly natural causes, and I'll explain why.

I believe humans over-exaggerate our importance and control, and both the bad and the good we create. Our arrogant presumption blinds us from the fact that humans on the Earth are the same as fleas on a dog's ass. We could be shaken off the planet at any time.

"We're destroying the Earth." No. The Earth could destroy us in any given moment with just one volcanic eruption.

"We need to 'fix' the Earth." No. We don't possess that planet-sized ability to facilitate such a task.

Now, does this mean we should just be ridiculously careless and live our lives like disgusting filthy slobs? Absolutely not. Clean up after yourself, because it's the proper thing to do, and because the Earth is not our personal garbage can.

Right now the Earth is warming, but the climate is always changing. If the Earth suddenly decided that it wanted to become cooler, then it will become cooler... because it's a giant molten rock hurtling through space that humans can't control.

Also, eventually the Sun is going expand to or beyond the orbit of Mars, thus destroying the Earth in that process. Check with an astronomer if you don't believe me.

[Myk13]

It’s just a wild guess, but I don’t believe people had anything to do with the last ice age. Global warming and eventually another ice age will happen if we are here or not. I believe that it’s a natural occurring event that will repeat itself infinitely. I’m sure that we are a contributing factor. We’re probably just helping it cycle a little quicker.

[FocusOfSuspicion]

The fact that the ice age ended before we had any technology to speak of beyond sharp rocks is proof that the main driving force behind global warming. Otherwise our lack of impact would have left the earth a frozen wasteland.

[Anonymous]

Nature. The sun continues to grow hotter. Global warming is inevitable. In 1 billion years the sun will have grown 10% hotter. Hot enough to boil away our oceans.
Of course it only makes sense to be good stewRds of our earthly home now. But we HAVE to make plans to leave it. It's doomed regardless.

[Astarlessnightsky]

In general its natural, but humans did accelerate and contribute to it a lot.

[najekim]

We're about halfway in an inter-glacial cycle so it's meant to get warmer. However, humans have contributed to make it slightly warmer than it would have normally been.

[Massageman]

The climate is always changing. That's why they have something called an "average".

[ChefPapiChulo]

It’s mostly the earth but according to global warming conspiracy theories, humans are speeding up the process.

[Wise4myage]

C. I think its both. Scientist have proof that the Arctic was once tropical.

[IlluminatiExposed0]

Well humans are a part of nature so technically it's both. But yes, our emissions have had a measurable effect.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

You pumping toxic gases into the air 24/7, 365 days, what you think is going to happen to the earth environment? Common sense.

[OddBeMe]

def humans. its more industry waste and food processing than SUVs now.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Global warming is human

[blondfrog]

Humans but natural causes effect it too.

[Kingofkings1992]

I'd say a little bit of both.

[Anonymous]

Well there was climate change before people so...

[CassieCape]

Humans

[ShootShootBangBang]

I’d say both.