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Failed climate change predictions (view source)
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== Ice caps ==
== Ice caps ==
*In 1972, Bernt Balchen predicted that the Arctic would be ice-free by the year 2000.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110868583/north-pole/</ref>
*In 1999, the Birmingham Post predicted that the Himalayas would melt by 2009.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110824051/himalayas/</ref>
*In 1999, the Birmingham Post predicted that the Himalayas would melt by 2009.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110824051/himalayas/</ref>
*In 2006, German magazine [[Der Spiegel]] claimed that climate change could cause the extinction of the [[Baltic]] ringed seal<ref>https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/erwaermung-bedroht-ostsee-robben-a-1866606d-0002-0001-0000-000047134816?context=issue</ref>, but in April of 2013, Swedish newspaper "The Local" reported a record late freezing period in the Baltic region during the springtime.<ref>https://www.thelocal.se/20130405/47154/</ref><ref>https://notrickszone.com/2013/04/06/baltic-sea-sets-march-ice-record-never-seen-this-much-ice-this-late-in-the-season/</ref>
*In 2006, German magazine [[Der Spiegel]] claimed that climate change could cause the extinction of the [[Baltic]] ringed seal<ref>https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/erwaermung-bedroht-ostsee-robben-a-1866606d-0002-0001-0000-000047134816?context=issue</ref>, but in April of 2013, Swedish newspaper "The Local" reported a record late freezing period in the Baltic region during the springtime.<ref>https://www.thelocal.se/20130405/47154/</ref><ref>https://notrickszone.com/2013/04/06/baltic-sea-sets-march-ice-record-never-seen-this-much-ice-this-late-in-the-season/</ref>
*In 2000, climatologist David Viner stated that snowfall could become a thing of the past.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/steve-connor-don-t-believe-the-hype-over-climate-headlines-2180195.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150912124604/http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html</ref>
*In 2000, climatologist David Viner stated that snowfall could become a thing of the past.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/steve-connor-don-t-believe-the-hype-over-climate-headlines-2180195.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150912124604/http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html</ref>
*In 2000, Mojib Latif of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology says that “Winters with strong frost and lots of snow like we had 20 years ago will cease to exist at our latitudes.”<ref>https://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/04/02/the-big-list-of-failed-climate-predictions/</ref>
*In 2000, Mojib Latif of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology says that “Winters with strong frost and lots of snow like we had 20 years ago will cease to exist at our latitudes.”<ref>https://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/04/02/the-big-list-of-failed-climate-predictions/</ref>
*In 2000, [[The New York Times]] theorized that snow would become a rare occurrence in the state of New York.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/15/nyregion/winter-new-york-something-s-missing-absence-snow-upsets-rhythms-urban-life.html</ref>
*In 2004, Dr. Jeremy Williams predicts that a white Christmas in [[Wales]] (Snowdon) could soon be a "thing of the past".<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/4112137.stm</ref> Snowdon in Wales temporarily closed in 2013 after being hit with massive amounts of snowfall.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-21969488</ref>
*In 2004, Dr. Jeremy Williams predicts that a white Christmas in [[Wales]] (Snowdon) could soon be a "thing of the past".<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/4112137.stm</ref> Snowdon in Wales temporarily closed in 2013 after being hit with massive amounts of snowfall.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-21969488</ref>
*In 2004, the Guardian predicted the end of the Scottish skiing industry.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/feb/14/climatechange.scotland</ref> In winter of 2012, Scottish skiing slopes open early due to more snow coverage.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20631002</ref>
*In 2004, the Guardian predicted the end of the Scottish skiing industry.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/feb/14/climatechange.scotland</ref> In winter of 2012, Scottish skiing slopes open early due to more snow coverage.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20631002</ref>