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Failed climate change predictions (view source)
Revision as of 18:47, June 16, 2023
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== Rising sea levels ==
== Rising sea levels ==
*In 1869, newspapers claimed that the [[Great Salt Lake]] was growing in size at an extra foot of elevation every year, stating that irrigation would no longer be necessary to cultivate crops in the state.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1869-08-26 |title=The Mormons to be Drowned Out |pages=1 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-climate-chang/123518505/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref> In 2023, researchers at [[Brigham Young University]] pivoted in the other direction, saying that the Great Salt Lake will be gone by 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=The Great Salt Lake is shrinking. What can we do to stop it? |url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/great-salt-lake-shrinking-utah-drought |access-date=2023-06-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*In 1971, biologist Paul Ehrlich predicted that the [[United Kingdom]] would be an archipelago of hungry people by 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Robert |date=30 May 2011 |title=KNIGHT: Doomsday prophets who never say they’re sorry |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/30/doomsday-prophets-who-never-say-theyre-sorry/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=The Washington Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*In 1971, biologist Paul Ehrlich predicted that the [[United Kingdom]] would be an archipelago of hungry people by 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Robert |date=30 May 2011 |title=KNIGHT: Doomsday prophets who never say they’re sorry |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/30/doomsday-prophets-who-never-say-theyre-sorry/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=The Washington Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*In 1988, climatologists claim that the Maldives will be underwater by 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1988-09-26 |title=Threat to islands |work=Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102074798 |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>
*In 1988, climatologists claim that the Maldives will be underwater by 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1988-09-26 |title=Threat to islands |work=Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102074798 |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>