Uh-oh, facts! (Hint: watch the video)
Uh-oh, facts! (Hint: watch the video)
Originally shared by Pierre Markuse
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming
Usually it goes like that: You post something remotely related to climate change or global warming and the bashing in the comments starts. Is it real? Is it imagination?
Although most scientists agree that climate change is real, some of course don't. That's just normal and not a problem in itself. But it seems climate change denial is getting promoted for various reasons.
If you look up 'Climate change denial' in Wikipedia you'll find this definition here: Climate change denial is a denial or dismissal of the scientific consensus on the extent of global warming, its significance, and its connection to human behavior, especially for commercial or ideological reasons. Typically, these attempts take the rhetorical form of legitimate scientific debate, while not adhering to the actual principles of that debate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial
And for that reason it is important to get rid of misconceptions about climate change so people don't get fooled by those trying to deny it. This video does an excellent job on that topic.
Once again I recommend this website: http://climate.nasa.gov/ Good starting point to get some information about climate change
If you liked that video, you may also want to take a look at his YouTube channel, Veritasium, for more entertaining videos about science. https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium
#science #climatechange #globalwarming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXoRSIxyIU
Originally shared by Pierre Markuse
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming
Usually it goes like that: You post something remotely related to climate change or global warming and the bashing in the comments starts. Is it real? Is it imagination?
Although most scientists agree that climate change is real, some of course don't. That's just normal and not a problem in itself. But it seems climate change denial is getting promoted for various reasons.
If you look up 'Climate change denial' in Wikipedia you'll find this definition here: Climate change denial is a denial or dismissal of the scientific consensus on the extent of global warming, its significance, and its connection to human behavior, especially for commercial or ideological reasons. Typically, these attempts take the rhetorical form of legitimate scientific debate, while not adhering to the actual principles of that debate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial
And for that reason it is important to get rid of misconceptions about climate change so people don't get fooled by those trying to deny it. This video does an excellent job on that topic.
Once again I recommend this website: http://climate.nasa.gov/ Good starting point to get some information about climate change
If you liked that video, you may also want to take a look at his YouTube channel, Veritasium, for more entertaining videos about science. https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium
#science #climatechange #globalwarming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXoRSIxyIU
Comments
CO2 is the source of the carbon that plants turn into organic compounds, and it is well established that higher CO2 levels can have a fertilising effect on many plants, boosting growth by as much as a third.
However, some plants already have mechanisms for concentrating CO2 in their tissues, known as C4 photosynthesis, so higher CO2 will not boost the growth of C4 plants.