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*In 1972, Bernt Balchen predicted that the Arctic would be ice-free by the year 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1972-05-16 |title=North Pole Melting, Arctic Expert Says |pages=21 |work=The York Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-york-dispatch-north-pole/110868583/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>

*In 1972, Bernt Balchen predicted that the Arctic would be ice-free by the year 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1972-05-16 |title=North Pole Melting, Arctic Expert Says |pages=21 |work=The York Dispatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-york-dispatch-north-pole/110868583/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>

*In 1999, the Birmingham Post predicted that the Himalayas would melt by 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-07-26 |title=Glaciers may disappear within a decade |pages=5 |work=The Birmingham Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post-himalayas/110824051/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>

*In 1999, the Birmingham Post predicted that the Himalayas would melt by 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-07-26 |title=Glaciers may disappear within a decade |pages=5 |work=The Birmingham Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post-himalayas/110824051/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>

*In 2006, German magazine [[Der Spiegel]] claimed that climate change could cause the extinction of the [[Baltic]] ringed seal<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-06-02 |title=Erwärmung bedroht Ostsee-Robben |language=de |work=Der Spiegel |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/erwaermung-bedroht-ostsee-robben-a-1866606d-0002-0001-0000-000047134816 |access-date=2023-06-16 |issn=2195-1349}}</ref>, but in April of 2013, Swedish newspaper "The Local" reported a record late freezing period in the Baltic region during the springtime.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 Apr 2013 |title=Late-season freeze sets Baltic ice record |work=[[The Local]] |url=https://www.thelocal.se/20130405/47154/ |access-date=16 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gosselin |first=P. |title=Baltic Sea Sets March Ice Record…”Never Seen This Much Ice This Late In The Season” |url=https://notrickszone.com/2013/04/06/baltic-sea-sets-march-ice-record-never-seen-this-much-ice-this-late-in-the-season/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

*In 2006, German magazine [[Der Spiegel]] claimed that climate change could cause the extinction of the [[Baltic]] ringed seal<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-06-02 |title=Erwärmung bedroht Ostsee-Robben |language=de |work=Der Spiegel |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/erwaermung-bedroht-ostsee-robben-a-1866606d-0002-0001-0000-000047134816 |access-date=2023-06-16 |issn=2195-1349}}</ref>, but in April of 2013, Swedish newspaper "The Local" reported a record late freezing period in the Baltic region during the springtime.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 Apr 2013 |title=Late-season freeze sets Baltic ice record |work=The Local |url=https://www.thelocal.se/20130405/47154/ |access-date=16 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gosselin |first=P. |title=Baltic Sea Sets March Ice Record…”Never Seen This Much Ice This Late In The Season” |url=https://notrickszone.com/2013/04/06/baltic-sea-sets-march-ice-record-never-seen-this-much-ice-this-late-in-the-season/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

*In 2008, [[James Hansen]] predicts that the arctic will be ice free by 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borenstein |first=Seth |date=24 Jun 2008 |title=NASA scientist: 'We're toast' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20080624&id=7mgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7qkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5563,4123490 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=news.google.com |page=7}}</ref>

*In 2008, [[James Hansen]] predicts that the arctic will be ice free by 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borenstein |first=Seth |date=24 Jun 2008 |title=NASA scientist: 'We're toast' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=20080624&id=7mgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7qkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5563,4123490 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=news.google.com |page=7}}</ref>

*In 2009, former vice president of the United States [[Al Gore|Al Gore]] predicted that ice caps would be gone by 2014. <ref>{{Citation |last=FORA.tv |title=Al Gore Warns Polar Ice May Be Gone in Five Years |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsioIw4bvzI |access-date=2023-06-16 |language=en}}</ref>

*In 2009, former vice president of the United States [[Al Gore|Al Gore]] predicted that ice caps would be gone by 2014. <ref>{{Citation |last=FORA.tv |title=Al Gore Warns Polar Ice May Be Gone in Five Years |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsioIw4bvzI |access-date=2023-06-16 |language=en}}</ref>

*In 1834, French scientists M. François Arago stated that compared to 1553, French summers had been getting colder, leading to issues growing grapes in the department of Mâcon for wine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1834-03-15 |title=Change of Climate |pages=4 |work=The Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-preston-chronicle-and-lancashire-adv/97330731/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> In modern times, the department sees average yearly highs around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and prior to the French heat waves, had experienced a maximum high of 103 degrees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mâcon Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (France) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/50796/Average-Weather-in-M%C3%A2con-France-Year-Round |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>

*In 1834, French scientists M. François Arago stated that compared to 1553, French summers had been getting colder, leading to issues growing grapes in the department of Mâcon for wine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1834-03-15 |title=Change of Climate |pages=4 |work=The Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-preston-chronicle-and-lancashire-adv/97330731/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> In modern times, the department sees average yearly highs around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and prior to the French heat waves, had experienced a maximum high of 103 degrees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mâcon Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (France) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/50796/Average-Weather-in-M%C3%A2con-France-Year-Round |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref>

*In 1970, Kenneth Watts stated that by the year 2000, the globe will have cooled by 11 degrees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Golden |first=C. Douglas |date=2018-08-08 |title=All the Times Global Warming Predictions Were Dead Wrong |url=https://www.westernjournal.com/10-failed-global-warming-predictions/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=The Western Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

*In 1970, Kenneth Watts stated that by the year 2000, the globe will have cooled by 11 degrees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Golden |first=C. Douglas |date=2018-08-08 |title=All the Times Global Warming Predictions Were Dead Wrong |url=https://www.westernjournal.com/10-failed-global-warming-predictions/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=The Western Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

*In 1971, Dr. S. Ichtiaque Rasool predicted that the earth would enter into a new [[ice age]] within the coming decades.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-18 |title=Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions |url=https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-of-failed-eco-pocalyptic-predictions/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Competitive Enterprise Institute |language=en-us}}</ref>

*In 1971, Dr. S. Ichtiaque Rasool predicted that the earth would enter into a new [[ice age]] within the coming decades.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-18 |title=Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions |url=https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-of-failed-eco-pocalyptic-predictions/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Competitive Enterprise Institute |language=en-us}}</ref>