Global warming is a topic that has been floating
around in the media for a few years now and is still just as controversial as
the day it was conceived. This conspiracy states that the evidence that
supports the allegations of global warming have been severely distorted or
invented in the hopes of aiding certain unknown political or ideological reasons.
The accusers have stated various reasons as to why global warming was invented.
These range from trying to achieve a single government for the world to
promoting nuclear power. Global warming doesn’t seem like it could be the cause
of a global government because global warming should have nothing to do with
politics. Global warming is about the earth’s climate and how it is changing
and so I can’t even imagine how it could lead to a global government. Another
accusation is that global warming was created to increase funding for climate
sciences. Whether or not global warming exists or not I think that these
researchers would receive more funding anyway because of the increasingly
powerful storms that keep arising.
Typhoon Haiyan superimposed over North America. |
Just look to Typhoon Haiyan, an incredibly
powerful storm that struck the coast of the Philippines. With more and more
powerful storms like Haiyan I would suspect that more funding would follow to
find out how to minimize casualties. I have even noticed that the weather isn’t
the same as it used to be in the past. My grandmother would tell me stories of
how the Detroit River would freeze over so thick that a car could drive on the
ice. My parents would tell stories of how much snow they got when they were
kids. Through my childhood there have been less and less snowfalls to the point
where there is usually a light dusting of snow on the streets.
Average snowfall in my region. |
This is not normal in my
opinion and can only be associated with global warming. I think people are just
afraid of facing the truth and would pretend like nothing is wrong instead of
solving the problem. They say ignorance is bliss and those who believe global warming
is a myth seem to follow these lines. I see it the same way as when Cornelius
Fudge refused to believe that Voldemort had returned. Fudge launched many
efforts to show how bad Harry and Dumbledore were to hide the truth that he so
adamantly denied. Global warming is not a conspiracy theory in my eyes. It is a
serious problem that needs to be addressed and cannot be ignored.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_conspiracy_theory
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_conspiracy_theory