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Old 11-16-2006, 15:23 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gunnut View Post
Didn't people believe that the next ice age was impending during the 1970s?

Whatever happened to that?
Very primitive atmospheric models, plus it was really completely overblown by media hype. We have (supposedly) a much better understanding of atmospheric dynamics now. Plus, there has been a measurable warming trend for quite some time now, so scientists have been trying to explain it.
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