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‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/environment@beehaw.org

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Turns out Hansen should have been a household name in the '90s.

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[–] luciole@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the first paragraph of your link:

Some press reports in the 1970s speculated about continued cooling; these did not accurately reflect the scientific literature of the time, which was generally more concerned with warming from an enhanced greenhouse effect.

[–] RickRussell_CA@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I love it when people post citations that refute their main point.