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| | *In 1879, ''The Republic'' of Indiana issued a response to another climate change piece that had been publicized in newspapers, discussing anecdotal evidence that the climate is shifting for the worse. One evidence they cite is that sugar trees were no longer in full bloom by the first week of April.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1879-05-23 |title=Why Our Climate Has Changed |pages=1 |work=The Republic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-climate-change-1879-indiana/94340905/ |access-date=2023-06-17}}</ref> Fortunately, this has not changed, despite their claims. Sugar trees across the midwest still bloom between late March to mid-May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UWL Website |url=http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/schoenfu_aman/reproduction.htm |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=bioweb.uwlax.edu}}</ref> | | *In 1879, ''The Republic'' of Indiana issued a response to another climate change piece that had been publicized in newspapers, discussing anecdotal evidence that the climate is shifting for the worse. One evidence they cite is that sugar trees were no longer in full bloom by the first week of April.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1879-05-23 |title=Why Our Climate Has Changed |pages=1 |work=The Republic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-climate-change-1879-indiana/94340905/ |access-date=2023-06-17}}</ref> Fortunately, this has not changed, despite their claims. Sugar trees across the midwest still bloom between late March to mid-May.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UWL Website |url=http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/schoenfu_aman/reproduction.htm |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=bioweb.uwlax.edu}}</ref> |
| | *In 1880, newspapers claimed that manmade activity has contributed to the development of tornadoes in [[Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1880-09-22 |title=Climate Changes |pages=1 |work=Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pickens-county-herald-and-west-alabamian/13690595/ |access-date=2023-06-18}}</ref> This notion is heavily misguided, as tornadoes have been a large part of Kansan geography since before European settlement, with the first Kansan tornado documented by settlers in the 17th century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-14 |title=Frontier Tornadoes |url=https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/frontier-tornadoes |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Frontier |language=en}}</ref> | | *In 1880, newspapers claimed that manmade activity has contributed to the development of tornadoes in [[Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1880-09-22 |title=Climate Changes |pages=1 |work=Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pickens-county-herald-and-west-alabamian/13690595/ |access-date=2023-06-18}}</ref> This notion is heavily misguided, as tornadoes have been a large part of Kansan geography since before European settlement, with the first Kansan tornado documented by settlers in the 17th century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-14 |title=Frontier Tornadoes |url=https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/frontier-tornadoes |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Frontier |language=en}}</ref> |
| − | * In 1941, [[Stanford University]] predicted that the [[Humboldt current]] would cause Pacific hurricanes to shift 10 degrees south of where they used to be, generally around [[Acapulco]] in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1941-11-26 |title=Climate Change Due to Shift of Current |pages=1 |work=Santa Maria Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-maria-times/89605373/ |access-date=2023-08-30}}</ref> Far from the case, the 2020 Pacific hurricane season still hit around the middle of Mexico.<ref>{{Citation |last=Supportstorm |title=English: This map shows the tracks of all tropical cyclones in the 2020 Pacific hurricane season. The points show the location of each storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the type of the storm. |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png |access-date=2023-08-30}}</ref> If anything, major storms are travelling further north, as Hurricane Hillary, a Category 4 storm, hit Southern California, making landfall north of Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |title=POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HILARY |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_ep4+shtml/030420.shtml?gm_track |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> | + | * In 1941, [[Stanford University]] predicted that the [[Humboldt current]] would cause Pacific hurricanes to shift 10 degrees south of where they used to be, generally around [[Acapulco]] in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1941-11-26 |title=Climate Change Due to Shift of Current |pages=1 |work=Santa Maria Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-maria-times/89605373/ |access-date=2023-08-30}}</ref> Far from the case, the 2020 Pacific hurricane season still hit around the middle of Mexico.<ref>{{Citation |last=Supportstorm |title=English: This map shows the tracks of all tropical cyclones in the 2020 Pacific hurricane season. The points show the location of each storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the type of the storm. |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png |access-date=2023-08-30}}</ref> If anything, major storms are travelling further north, as Hurricane Hillary, a Category 4 storm, hit Southern California in August of 2023, making landfall north of Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |title=POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HILARY |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_ep4+shtml/030420.shtml?gm_track |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=www.nhc.noaa.gov}}</ref> |
| | *In 1997, the BBC predicted that the [[El Nino]] cycle would last for 18 years of warmth, rather than 18 months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News Sci/Tech El Nino here to stay |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/25433.stm |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | | *In 1997, the BBC predicted that the [[El Nino]] cycle would last for 18 years of warmth, rather than 18 months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News Sci/Tech El Nino here to stay |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/25433.stm |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> |
| | *In 2006, the Guardian predicts massive season shifting as a result of climate change.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sample |first=Ian |last2=correspondent |first2=science |date=2006-08-25 |title=Earlier springs and later autumns: climate change sends nature awry |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/aug/26/climatechange.climatechangeenvironment |access-date=2023-06-16 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | | *In 2006, the Guardian predicts massive season shifting as a result of climate change.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sample |first=Ian |last2=correspondent |first2=science |date=2006-08-25 |title=Earlier springs and later autumns: climate change sends nature awry |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/aug/26/climatechange.climatechangeenvironment |access-date=2023-06-16 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |