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| − | *In 1934, the Daily News of New York claimed that the climate of New York City would become warm enough to support plants and animals of a tropical climate. Nearly 90 years later, this remains untrue.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103068728/daily-news/</ref> | + | *In 1934, the Daily News of New York claimed that the climate of New York City would become warm enough to support plants and animals of a tropical climate. Nearly 90 years later, this remains untrue.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1934-09-24 |title=Captures Recall theory of Climate Change |pages=207 |work=Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/103068728/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> |
| − | *In 1934, the Vancouver Sun stated that the climate of British Columbia had been getting milder since the 1880s.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112534461/vancouver-sun-canada-weather/</ref> In 1968, Vancouver's temperature reached a low of -18.3 C (-0.9 F), the lowest ever recorded temperature in the city.<ref>https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1957-09-01%7C1995-06-30&mlyRange=1957-01-01%7C1995-06-01&StationID=903&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1970&selRowPerPage=25&Line=42&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=1&txtStationName=vancouver&timeframe=2&Year=1968</ref> | + | *In 1934, the Vancouver Sun stated that the climate of British Columbia had been getting milder since the 1880s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1934-12-29 |title=Shift in Weather of Whole Dominion: Warm and Cold Years in Cycles - Records of Half Century |pages=5 |work=The Vancouver Sun |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-vancouver-sun-canada-w/112534461/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> In 1968, Vancouver's temperature reached a low of -18.3 C (-0.9 F), the lowest ever recorded temperature in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Environment and Climate Change |date=2011-10-31 |title=Daily Data Report for December 1968 - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1957-09-01%7C1995-06-30&mlyRange=1957-01-01%7C1995-06-01&StationID=903&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1970&selRowPerPage=25&Line=42&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=1&txtStationName=vancouver&timeframe=2&Year=1968 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=climate.weather.gc.ca |language=en}}</ref> |
| − | *In 1939, the Paducah Sun-Democrat predicted that the entire world would experience warming climates, in one instance citing the "hottest temperature ever recorded" being that of [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripolitania]], Libya, being recorded only 17 years prior at a temperature of 136.4 degrees.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89558265/the-paducah-sun-democrat/</ref> Modern scientists now consider the readings inaccurate, as it is most likely that the temperature was never observed in the presence of an actual human, and the temperature being so improbable so close to a body of water (the Mediterranean Sea).<ref>https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/questions-concerning-the-world-record-1364f-58c-at-al-aziza-li.html</ref> | + | *In 1939, the Paducah Sun-Democrat predicted that the entire world would experience warming climates, in one instance citing the "hottest temperature ever recorded" being that of [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripolitania]], Libya, being recorded only 17 years prior at a temperature of 136.4 degrees.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blakeslee |first=Howard W. |date=1939-11-05 |title=Ol' World is Growing Warmer |pages=17 |work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-democrat/89558265/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> Modern scientists now consider the readings inaccurate, as it is most likely that the temperature was never observed in the presence of an actual human, and the temperature being so improbable so close to a body of water (the Mediterranean Sea).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Questions Concerning the World Record 136.4°F (58°C) at Al Aziza, Libya Weather Extremes |url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/questions-concerning-the-world-record-1364f-58c-at-al-aziza-li.html |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Weather Underground}}</ref> |
| − | *In 1989, the St. Louis Dispatch claimed that by the year 2004, New York would have the climate of Florida.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110819875/new-york-florida/</ref> | + | *In 1989, the St. Louis Dispatch claimed that by the year 2004, New York would have the climate of Florida.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Homan |first=Becky |date=1989-09-17 |title=Into the '90s |pages=203 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-new-york-florida/110819875/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> |
| − | *In 1990, the Tribune claimed that there would be reverse migration away from the [[Sun Belt]] as climate change makes the climate uninhabitable.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110823083/sun-belt-demigration/</ref> Record migration to Florida in the 2020s contradicts this statment.<ref>https://www.islandernews.com/lifestyle/homes/almost-330-000-people-have-moved-to-florida-during-the-past-year-migration-is-expected/article_78860b40-aa7d-11eb-957d-1f0232e9d6d0.html</ref> | + | *In 1990, the Tribune claimed that there would be reverse migration away from the [[Sun Belt]] as climate change makes the climate uninhabitable.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Timms |first=Ed |date=1990-01-01 |title=New decade, old problems |pages=1 |work=Daily Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record-sun-belt-demigration/110823083/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> Record migration to Florida in the 2020s contradicts this statment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-01 |title=Almost 330,000 people have moved to Florida during the past year; migration is expected to continue through 2025 |url=https://www.islandernews.com/lifestyle/homes/almost-330-000-people-have-moved-to-florida-during-the-past-year-migration-is-expected/article_78860b40-aa7d-11eb-957d-1f0232e9d6d0.html |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=IslanderNews.com Locally Owned & Operated |language=en}}</ref> |
| − | *In 1990, during a [[PBS]] documentary, actress [[Meryl Streep]] stated that by the year 2000, Earth would be the hottest it had been in over 100,000 years.<ref>https://www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/national-columnists/2021/04/green-fraud-and-the-climate-lockdown/</ref> | + | *In 1990, during a [[PBS]] documentary, actress [[Meryl Streep]] stated that by the year 2000, Earth would be the hottest it had been in over 100,000 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Green Fraud’ and the climate lockdown |url=https://www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/national-columnists/2021/04/green-fraud-and-the-climate-lockdown/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=minotdailynews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| | == Snow decline == | | == Snow decline == |