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> The idea that scientists were warning about global cooling in the 70s is a myth. The Scientific American articles from the 80s still exist. Myth, is not the
by jack9 9y ago
> The idea that scientists were warning about global cooling in the 70s is a myth.
The Scientific American articles from the 80s still exist. Myth, is not the appropriate term.
- mikeash 9y agoThe key word in the quoted text is "scientists." The media hype was real. Unlike the current climate change hype, it wasn't based on scientific consensus.
- conistonwater 9y agoIndeed: The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Scientific Consensus, Peterson, Connolley, Fleck (http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2008BAMS2370.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2008BAMS2370.1)
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- jack9 9y ago"consensus" is the new goalpost? SMH
- mikeash 9y agoWhat would you suggest here? It wasn’t even close to a majority.