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Flashback 1985: Gov’t Scientists Predicted NYC Would Resemble Daytona Beach
There’s a winter storm afoot, and places like New York City are expected to get hit with several inches of snow Thursday.
It’s hard to imagine that just 30 years ago, government scientists were predicting that global warming would make New York City resemble Daytona Beach, Florida — which does not get snow.
In 1985, the New York Times reported that ‘federal climate experts have suggested that within a century the greenhouse effect could turn New York City into something with the climate of Daytona Beach, Fla.”
“Beginning in a decade or two, scientists expect the warming of the atmosphere to melt the polar icecaps, raising the level of the seas, flooding coastal areas, eroding the shores and sending salt water far into fresh-water estuaries,” the Times reported. “Storm patterns will change, drying out some areas, swamping others and generally throwing agriculture into turmoil.” …. http://dailycaller.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/03/flashback-1985-govt-scientists.html
warming of the atmosphere to melt the polar icecaps, raising the level of the seas, flooding coastal areas, eroding the shores and sending salt water far into fresh-water estuaries,” “Storm patterns will change, drying out some areas, swamping others and generally throwing agriculture into turmoil.”
Wow, like it’s NEVER EVER HAPPENED BEFORE! what would happen if the climate was in a constant state of flux?? Oh wait, it has been for approximately FOUR BILLION YEARS!