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The Conversation
Author Neville Nicholls
Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
July 22, 2019 4.00pm EDT
This month the world has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the Moon. But this week sees another scientific anniversary, perhaps just as important for the future of civilisation.
Forty years ago, a group of climate scientists sat down at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts for the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Group on Carbon Dioxide and Climate. It led to the preparation of what became known as the Charney Report the first comprehensive assessment of global climate change due to carbon dioxide. It doesnt sound as impressive as landing on the Moon, and there certainly werent millions waiting with bated breath for the deliberations of the meeting.
The meeting at Woods Hole gathered together about 10 distinguished climate scientists, who also sought advice from other scientists from across the world. The group was led by Jule Charney from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the most respected atmospheric scientists of the 20th century.
... the Charney Report is an exemplar of good science, and the success of its predictions over the past 40 years has firmly established the science of global warming....subsequent science has, however, only confirmed the conclusions of the Charney Report, although much more detailed predictions of climate change are now possible.
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https://theconversation.com/40-years-ago-scientists-predicted-climate-change-and-hey-they-were-right-120502
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Every oil and gas CEO who funded climate change denial should pay their entire wealth to the poor people affected.
The Koches and the Wilkses should lead the way. Get their net worth down to zero and give it to poor people in low lying areas.
Climate change reparations: make the Koches pay. They stole their money via lies.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)On June 20, 1979, Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed at the White House. Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We knew what needed to be done. We could have done it! But the Republicans squandered a half contury of irreplaceable time for a pocket full of cash.
Calculating
(2,955 posts)We went from an intelligent president who believed in stuff like saving our environment and helping the lower class, to 'trickle down economics' and seeing the environment as something to be pillaged as much as possible.
captain queeg
(10,168 posts)But by 30 years ago I was convinced. I guess that the difference with science deniers, no amount of fact will sway them to change their beliefs
Duppers
(28,118 posts)That's why we've been doomed.
Duppers
(28,118 posts)We've had generations who have hidden or denied this.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)who knew about the additive problems with opioids. Throughout world history anyone with money and power usually abuses it for their own benefit despite harm to others. Unfortunately they usually get away with it. This will never change since humans are selfish and greedy and hateful. Humans kill there own for $$$$$$$.
PSPS
(13,590 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)European fascists and climate change is really kicking in also.
Xipe Totec
(43,889 posts)Further north and inland than the coastal prairies of Galveston county.
I think I made the right call, though my family hated me for it at the time.
hatrack
(59,583 posts)Or, in the words of Richard Dawkins: