By Paul Homewood
There has been a bit of debate here on the ice age scares of the 1970s, so I thought it would be good to do a quick recap.
Despite the claims of David Kirtley above, Time Magazine was very much at the forefront of ice age alarmism. For instance, in 1974:
In Africa, drought continues for the sixth consecutive year, adding terribly to the toll of famine victims. During 1972 record rains in parts of the U.S., Pakistan and Japan caused some of the worst flooding in centuries. In Canada’s wheat belt, a particularly chilly and rainy spring has delayed planting and may well bring a disappointingly small harvest. Rainy Britain, on the other hand, has suffered from uncharacteristic dry spells the past few springs. A series of unusually cold winters has gripped the American Far West, while New England and northern Europe have recently experienced…
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