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Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:31 pm
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1967: ‘Dire famine by 1975.’
1969: ‘Everyone will disappear in a cloud of blue
1970: Ice age by 2000
1970: ‘America subject to water rationing by 1974 and food rationing by 1980.’
1971: ‘New Ice Age Coming’
1972: New ice age by 2070
1974: ‘New Ice Age Coming Fast’
1974: ‘Another Ice Age?’
1974: Ozone Depletion a ‘Great Peril to Life’
1976: ‘The Cooling’
1980: ‘Acid Rain Kills Life in Lakes’
1978: ‘No End in Sight’ to 30-Year Cooling Trend
1988: James Hansen forecasts increase regional drought in 1990s
1988: Washington DC days over 90F to from 35 to 85
1988: Maldives completely under water in 30 years
1989: Rising seas to ‘obliterate’ nations by 2000
1989: New York City’s West Side Highway underwater by 2019
1995 to Present: Climate Model Failure
2000: ‘Children won’t know what snow is.’
2002: Famine in 10 years
2004: Britain to have Siberian climate by 2020
2008: Arctic will be ice-free by 2018
2009: Prince Charles says only 8 years to save the planet
2009: UK prime minister says 50 days to ‘save the planet from catastrophe’
2013: Arctic ice-free by 2015
2014: Only 500 days before ‘climate chaos’
1967: ‘Dire famine by 1975.’
1969: ‘Everyone will disappear in a cloud of blue
1970: Ice age by 2000
1970: ‘America subject to water rationing by 1974 and food rationing by 1980.’
1971: ‘New Ice Age Coming’
1972: New ice age by 2070
1974: ‘New Ice Age Coming Fast’
1974: ‘Another Ice Age?’
1974: Ozone Depletion a ‘Great Peril to Life’
1976: ‘The Cooling’
1980: ‘Acid Rain Kills Life in Lakes’
1978: ‘No End in Sight’ to 30-Year Cooling Trend
1988: James Hansen forecasts increase regional drought in 1990s
1988: Washington DC days over 90F to from 35 to 85
1988: Maldives completely under water in 30 years
1989: Rising seas to ‘obliterate’ nations by 2000
1989: New York City’s West Side Highway underwater by 2019
1995 to Present: Climate Model Failure
2000: ‘Children won’t know what snow is.’
2002: Famine in 10 years
2004: Britain to have Siberian climate by 2020
2008: Arctic will be ice-free by 2018
2009: Prince Charles says only 8 years to save the planet
2009: UK prime minister says 50 days to ‘save the planet from catastrophe’
2013: Arctic ice-free by 2015
2014: Only 500 days before ‘climate chaos’
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Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:34 pm to ksayetiger
Absolutely! I have posted similar myself and also earlier today made a post asking who is going to call these liars out for this shite where it actually matters? These damned idiots run their mouth, make these specious claims, and are virtually never held to account for the garbage they spew.
This post was edited on 7/25/22 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:37 pm to ksayetiger
I think GumboPot did this thread a few days ago. As I said then, I am way too stupid to understand climate change science. And, even if it's man-made, you better get China and all the other filthy countries on board with any remediation.
BUT, I 100% stand by the peak oil energy doom. Where is the spare energy capacity, boys?
BUT, I 100% stand by the peak oil energy doom. Where is the spare energy capacity, boys?
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:37 pm to ksayetiger
But they suckered people into giving them billions.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:38 pm to ksayetiger
2019: “The world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change…”
The Notorious AOC
The Notorious AOC
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:42 pm to BobABooey
In AOC'S defense, she doesn't know what year 2019 plus 12 is.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:43 pm to BobABooey
Also need Al Gore’s 10 year doomsday prediction.
Yeah I remember the ozone hole thing when I was a kid, they even had me a little scared to walk outside.
Yeah I remember the ozone hole thing when I was a kid, they even had me a little scared to walk outside.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:46 pm to SlickRick55
It's so ridiculous now. They are just trying to freak out kids. Tell 'em acid rain, that'll scare em. Make 'em write reports on it and get em all freaked out out.
This post was edited on 7/25/22 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:48 pm to SlickRick55
The Earth's climate is always changing. To pin it all on man is the issue I have a problem with, esp. considering the timeline presented by the OP - boy cried wolf comes to mind.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:55 pm to ksayetiger
Thanks for that timeline
I wish we had a list of the proclamations and those that said them.
I can remember the 70’s and the warnings.
If we didn’t recycle; drive more efficient vehicles; and stop using aerosol, we were doomed. The warnings never stopped but the consequences never materialized.
After decades, it wears you out and start to question their science. At what point is the science right? They can’t answer that
I wish we had a list of the proclamations and those that said them.
I can remember the 70’s and the warnings.
If we didn’t recycle; drive more efficient vehicles; and stop using aerosol, we were doomed. The warnings never stopped but the consequences never materialized.
After decades, it wears you out and start to question their science. At what point is the science right? They can’t answer that
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:06 pm to ksayetiger
Eventually they might be right.
And all the failed predictions will be forgotten.
And all the failed predictions will be forgotten.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:12 pm to ksayetiger
Don’t forget every year since 2009 that the economy is about to crash and we are headed into a major depression
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:30 pm to ksayetiger
I think I remember seeing climate fear porn from ealy 1900s in NY Times article.
This goes beyond 50 years.
This goes beyond 50 years.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:33 pm to ksayetiger
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:39 pm to ksayetiger
Now count the money spent on the outrage so far. 
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:52 pm to Bunk Moreland
quote:
BUT, I 100% stand by the peak oil energy doom. Where is the spare energy capacity, boys?
The government is tormenting the oil industry. Voluntarily capping hydrocarbon energy is not “peak oil”, it’s peak idiocy.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 12:54 am to ksayetiger
quote:
1971: ‘New Ice Age Coming’
1972: New ice age by 2070
These could still be true based on the ice cores. Warm eras are relatively short and ice ages are long.
Perhaps, global warm got here just in time to prevent the next ice age!
Posted on 7/26/22 at 1:44 am to SlickRick55
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This post was edited on 11/6/24 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 7/27/22 at 10:13 pm to dswear
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The "ozone hole thing"... Do you think that wasn't real or something?...
Never said that. We’re talking about the failed scare-tactic predictions, that even got me worked up as a child.
This post was edited on 7/27/22 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 7/27/22 at 10:16 pm to ksayetiger
quote:
1969: ‘Everyone will disappear in a cloud of blue
Well, LSD was pretty popular in the late 60s.
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