Also for reference on the history of climate science: Here is a paper [1] from James Hansen in Science magazine, in 1981, that warns of crisis-level warming.

Also for reference on the history of climate science: Here is a paper [1] from James Hansen in Science magazine, in 1981, that warns of crisis-level warming. From the abstract -- > In the 21st century, we will see "creation of drought-prone regions in North America and central Asia, erosion of the West Antarctic ice sheet with a consequent worldwide rise in sea level, and opening of the fabled Northwest Passage." For whatever it's worth, this also appeared on the NYTimes front page in 1981. That's just one publication. Throughout the 1980s there were broad-based studies, mandated by Congress, that indicated the scope of the warming problem. See [2], from 1983. By contrast, I don't think the possible cooling effect ever received broad support, it was more of a hypothesis. [1] https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha04600x.html https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha04600x.html [2] https://www.nap.edu/catalog/18714/changing-climate-report-of.. https://www.nap.edu/catalog/18714/changing-climate-report-of....