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| | == Ice caps == | | == Ice caps == |
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| | + | *In 2008, [[James Hansen]] predicts that the arctic will be ice free by 2018.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20080624&id=7mgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7qkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5563,4123490</ref> |
| | *In 2009, former vice president of the United States [[Al Gore|Al Gore]] predicted that ice caps would be gone by 2014. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsioIw4bvzI&ab_channel=FORA.tv</ref> | | *In 2009, former vice president of the United States [[Al Gore|Al Gore]] predicted that ice caps would be gone by 2014. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsioIw4bvzI&ab_channel=FORA.tv</ref> |
| | *In 2012, [[Climate alarmism|climate alarmist]] Peter Wadhams predicted the collapse of arctic sea ice by 2016.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lake-michigan-completely-frozen-over-192515315.html</ref> | | *In 2012, [[Climate alarmism|climate alarmist]] Peter Wadhams predicted the collapse of arctic sea ice by 2016.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lake-michigan-completely-frozen-over-192515315.html</ref> |
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| | *In 1971, biologist Paul Ehrlich predicted that the [[United Kingdom]] would be an archipelago of hungry people by 2000.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/30/doomsday-prophets-who-never-say-theyre-sorry/</ref> | | *In 1971, biologist Paul Ehrlich predicted that the [[United Kingdom]] would be an archipelago of hungry people by 2000.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/30/doomsday-prophets-who-never-say-theyre-sorry/</ref> |
| | + | *In 1988, climatologists claim that the Maldives will be underwater by 2018.<ref>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102074798</ref> |
| | *In 1988, Climatologist James Hansen predicted that the West Side Highway in Manhattan would be submerged underwater by 2008. <ref>https://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/10/22/a-little-known-but-failed-20-year-old-climate-change-prediction-by-dr-james-hansen/</ref> | | *In 1988, Climatologist James Hansen predicted that the West Side Highway in Manhattan would be submerged underwater by 2008. <ref>https://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/10/22/a-little-known-but-failed-20-year-old-climate-change-prediction-by-dr-james-hansen/</ref> |
| | *In 1989, UN environmental officials claims that entire nations would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if climate change went unchecked by 2000. Over 20 years later, this has yet to happen.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/bd45c372caf118ec99964ea547880cd0</ref> Even liberal fact checkers admit fault with this statement.<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nations-vanish-global-warming/</ref> | | *In 1989, UN environmental officials claims that entire nations would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if climate change went unchecked by 2000. Over 20 years later, this has yet to happen.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/bd45c372caf118ec99964ea547880cd0</ref> Even liberal fact checkers admit fault with this statement.<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nations-vanish-global-warming/</ref> |
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| | == Greenhouse gases == | | == Greenhouse gases == |
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| | + | *In 1974, a scientist tells congress that ozone depletion will cause "great peril" and that rates of skin cancer could increase to 8,000 extra people per year by 1990.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/69651456/</ref> |
| | + | *In 1988, NASA scientists warn of mass droughts in the 1990s.<ref>https://realclimatescience.com/2019/05/hansen-got-everything-wrong-alarmists-claim-victory/</ref> |
| | *In 1990, IPCC author Michael Oppenheimer predicted that the North American continent would be overwhelmed by famine and crop failures by 1995. <ref>https://www.newsmax.com/MarcMorano/Michael-Oppenheimer-U-NIPCC/2011/01/05/id/381916/</ref> | | *In 1990, IPCC author Michael Oppenheimer predicted that the North American continent would be overwhelmed by famine and crop failures by 1995. <ref>https://www.newsmax.com/MarcMorano/Michael-Oppenheimer-U-NIPCC/2011/01/05/id/381916/</ref> |
| | *In 2000, climatologist David Viner stated that snow would soon become a rare event in England.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/steve-connor-don-t-believe-the-hype-over-climate-headlines-2180195.html</ref> | | *In 2000, climatologist David Viner stated that snow would soon become a rare event in England.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/steve-connor-don-t-believe-the-hype-over-climate-headlines-2180195.html</ref> |
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| | == Pollution == | | == Pollution == |
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| | + | *In 1969, the New York Times publishes "Everyone Will Disappear In a Cloud Of Blue Steam By 1989".<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1969/08/10/archives/foe-of-pollution-sees-lack-of-time-asserts-environmental-ills.html</ref> |
| | *In 1970, Life magazine predicted that all urban city dwellers would need to wear gas masks in order to survive in an air polluted climate by the year 1980, and that sunlight would only penetrate half as hard as it did due to particles in the air.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/jarrett-stepman/5-dire-climate-predictions-never-came-true</ref> | | *In 1970, Life magazine predicted that all urban city dwellers would need to wear gas masks in order to survive in an air polluted climate by the year 1980, and that sunlight would only penetrate half as hard as it did due to particles in the air.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/jarrett-stepman/5-dire-climate-predictions-never-came-true</ref> |
| − | | + | *In 1980, [[acid rain]] is called a "front page concern" over the possible mass extinction events involving aquatic life.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/353862247</ref> |
| | == Global cooling == | | == Global cooling == |
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| | *In addition to that, they "Population Bomb" by Paul Ehrlich claimed that 65 million Americans would starve to death in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.gazettenet.com/Charles-LaPiene-recalls-predictions-made-on-first-Earth-Day-in-1970-9560742</ref> | | *In addition to that, they "Population Bomb" by Paul Ehrlich claimed that 65 million Americans would starve to death in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.gazettenet.com/Charles-LaPiene-recalls-predictions-made-on-first-Earth-Day-in-1970-9560742</ref> |
| | *In 2004, [[the Guardian]] leaked a Bush intelligence document that predicted that Great Britain would be plunged into a [[Siberia|Siberian]]-like climate by 2020.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2004/feb/22/usnews.theobserver</ref> | | *In 2004, [[the Guardian]] leaked a Bush intelligence document that predicted that Great Britain would be plunged into a [[Siberia|Siberian]]-like climate by 2020.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2004/feb/22/usnews.theobserver</ref> |
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| | + | == See also == |
| | + | [https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/50-years-of-failed-doomsday-eco-pocalyptic-predictions-the-so-called-experts-are-0-50/ AEI - 41 Failed Doomsday Predictions] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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