(May 28, 2014 at 6:41 am)Hoopington Wrote: Given the responses, I'll probably just go away back to University, seems the only way a non-scientist might be able to converse with any of you on here is to be one himself.
The link I provided for realclimate.org is an excellent place to start. There is a section labeled 'For complete beginners'.
Quick examples of what you will encounter supporting AGW:
- Temperature curve since beginning of industrial revolution
- Troposphere temperature increase with associated stratosphere decrease. Solidifies that greenhouse gases are the major factor.
- Decreasing levels of radioactive carbon in the atmosphere. Indicates that the source of the CO2 is ancient; i.e., from the burning of fossil fuels.
I apologize if I contributed to your discouragement. Take my examples of unsubstantiated misguided skepticism as examples of what to watch out for while exploring the topic.