[Vision2020] In Search Of - The Coming Ice Age

[Ron Force]

Yes, there was sensational media hype about "the coming ice age". It was based on studies which showed increasing atmospheric aerosols, projected to quadruple over the coming decades. The clean Air Act of 1970 proved to be more efficient than expected, and aerosols declined by the late 70s . (It was all the fault of that socialist hippie Richard Nixon) However, studies have shown that the consensus even back then was for warming. Here's a study from the Journal of the American Meteorological Association:
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2008BAMS2370.1


Here's a more popular summary:

http://www.skepticalscience.com/ice-age-predictions-in-1970s-intermediate.htm

 
Ron Force
Moscow Idaho USA


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 From: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>
To: Vision 2020 <Vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:22 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] In Search Of - The Coming Ice Age
 
I happened to run across this today.  Not only does it confirm my memories that a coming ice age was being discussed in the late 70's / early 80's, but it also talks about the particularly tough winter of 1977 in the North Eastern part of the country.  I thought the comparison to the snowfall from the last few days in the same area might be interesting.

Here is the link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_861us8D9M

Paul

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