Some scientists disagree with Global Warming Theory.

They
say it is natural.
By
Dr. Nitish Priyadarshi
Geologist,
Email: nitish.priyadarshi@gmail.com
Rising temperature are already the clearest sign of climate change. So far, according to
the IPCC, global average temperatures have risen 0.60 C above the pre-industrial average.
Nine of the hottest years on record have occurred since 1988; six of the first eight months
of 1998 were the warmest since records began in 1866; and July 1998 was the hottest
month ever.

Scientists who assess the planet’s health see indisputable evidence that earth has been
getting warmer, in some cases rapidly. Most believe that human activity, in particular the
burning of fossil fuels and the resulting buildup of green house gases in the atmosphere,
have influenced this warming trend. In the past decades scientists have documented
record-high average annual surface temperatures and have been observing other signs of
change all over the planet: in the distribution of ice, and in the salinity, levels, and
temperatures of the oceans.

Everywhere on earth ice is changing. The famed snows of Kilimanjaro have melted more
than 80 percent since 1912. Glaciers in the Garhwal Himalayas in India are retreating so
fast that researchers believe that most central and eastern Himalayan could virtually
disappear by 2035. Artic sea ice has thinned significantly over the fast half century, and
its extent has declined by about 10 percent in the past 30 years.

This is one of the aspect of the global warming which most of scientists believe is man
made. There is small minority of atmospheric and other scientists who disagree with this
general scientific consensus. According to these scientists we still know too little about
natural climate variables that could change the assessment (up or down). In addition,
computer models used to predict climate change are improving but still are not reliable.

They also point out that some signs of global warming may not necessarily be caused by
human activities. For example, while many glaciers are shrinking, others are growing.
Also, glaciers shrink and grow naturally over long periods of time for reasons that are
largely unknown.

Finally, they contend that global warming may be a lot less damaging than many people
think and can be beneficial for some regions. For example, some countries may be able to
increase crop productivity because of more rainfall and longer growing seasons.

They also claim that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could increase the rate of
photosynthesis in areas with adequate amounts of water and other soil nutrients. This
would remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help slow atmospheric
warming.
However recent studies cast doubt on such a generalization for two reasons. First, this
effect would slow as the plants reach maturity and take up less carbon dioxide. Second, it
is a temporary effect. When the plants die and are decomposed or burned, the carbon they
stored is returned to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

Are we heading towards major disaster or it is a simply a natural shifting of climate as it

happened in the geological past. During the last 2 billion years the Earth's climate has
alternated between a "Ice House", like today's world, and a steaming "Hot House", like
the world of the dinosaurs. Jurassic climate stayed warm and became more humid. The
polar areas were ice-free during this Period.

The history of earth’s climate is characterized by change. Times of glaciations on the

earth have been followed by warm intervals and the duration in years of both cold and
warm intervals has varied by several orders of magnitude.

What ever may be the truth we have no options but we have to opt wait and watch theory
if we don’t stop carbon emission recklessly. But it is also true that the climate of the
earth is changing from the time of its birth from hot to cold and cold to hot. Earlier too
the earth has passed through global warming due to natural causes, but this time we the
humans are culprits for the changes. When man-made factors are added to the natural
ones, the ecosystem may be damaged beyond repair.