Global Warming or Cooling
Global Warming; or is it Cooling A History Lesson
(by: Brent O. Smith) Let us call it Climate Change. That way no matter
what happens, we're covered. Brilliant!
Let us not lend any credence to all the experts that are debunking the
man-made warming myths. No. They are all just deniers in the back pocket
of "Big Oil" or some such nonsense. Shut them up; don't listen to them.
Global Warming advocates always point to 1998 as the warmest year in
recorded history. 1934 was actually the warmest. I believe 4 of the 10
warmest years were in the '30's. Where was Big Oil at that time? Where
was the SUV, the incandescent light bulb? (Yes, I know we had light
bulbs, but not nearly the number as today). Take note of this era. I
will return to it.
It seems no matter which era we're in; there is always impending doom
right around the corner. We, as humans, have to have something to worry
about. Four times in just the past 100 or so years we have been warned
of catastrophic climate change.
So let's hop into the way-back machine or maybe that cool DeLorean. Let
us take a journey in time via the irrefutable written record. Remember,
if it's in print (or a slide show) it must be true. I'll punch in the
turn of the century, last century.
From the late 1800's through the 1920's Americans were convinced via the
print media that we were heading for the next Ice Age. Yes, Global
Cooling! In 1895 the New York Times (the paper of record) wrote,
"Geologists think the world may be frozen up again". In 1912 the L.A.
Times reported, "The fifth Ice Age is on the way". Chicago Tribune,
1923, "Scientists say Arctic Ice will wipe out Canada all the way down
to the Great Lakes". 1924, New York Times, "Signs of a new Ice Age".
This reporting continued through the balance of the '20's.
A funny thing happened though; there was no Ice Age. After decades of
dire warnings; nothing. Actually something did happen. Starting at the
very end of the '20's there was no more talk of cooling. In just a few
short years the nation's print media switched from Global Cooling to
Global Warming.
The warming fear started when in 1929 the L.A. Times exclaimed,
"Geologists believe the world is growing warmer and will keep getting
warmer". Really?! Are these the same geologists that said the world
would be frozen? This is the same paper that reported just 17 years
earlier that we were heading into an Ice Age. You may be thinking that
17 years is a long time. Well, if you're 18, maybe it is. The earth,
however, is 4.5 billion years old. Doesn't feel very long now, does it?
The other papers were a little slower to come around to this new global
threat. In 1932 the A.P. reported, "The earth is growing steadily
warmer". Now the 1930's were the warmest decade in recent history. Maybe
that's all it takes is a few years of hot weather. In '33 the New York
Times reported, "The longest warm spell since 1776". (We're not going
back that far).
There was even an Al Gore back then. His name was G.S. Callendar. He was
English. He said the earth was heating up due to Carbon Dioxide
emissions. Sounds eerily familiar. The year was 1938. The difference
between him and our pal Al is that he thought it might be beneficial to
man, not catastrophic. What a dope! Maybe they didn't have slide shows
or carbon credits back then. He could have made millions & had a private
plane (no jets at the time). Just shows the progress that has been made
in the field of propaganda.
Back to history: The warming reports continued all the way through the
1960's. But again, something happened. Nothing!
Murmurs of the next shift back to Global Cooling started in the '50's
but didn't get legs until the 1970's.
In 1970 the Washington Post wrote, "Dawn of a new Ice Age". Time
Magazine, the Post, even Fortune Magazine was warning of a new Ice Age.
These day's everyone hails Earth Day once a year as an anti-warming
recognition affair. The truth is that in 1970 Earth Day began in the
throws of a Global Cooling scare. 1974 &'75 were big for the media
cooling alarmists. A Science News cover proclaimed, "The Ice Age
Cometh". Newsweek's big 1975 article about the next Ice Age gave
everyone a scare. Some scientists, it was reported, wanted to spread
black soot on the Artic Ice to melt (yes, I said melt) it. Time Magazine
in 1974 wrote, "Another Ice Age?".
Brilliant scientists like Dr. Stephen Schneider penned articles of the
dire consequences of Global Cooling. In 1972 he claimed, "A cooling
trend has set in, perhaps akin to the Little Ice Age". (Remember this
guy; he'll show up again). 1975, New York Times, "Major cooling may be
ahead".
Well, that's enough of that. Time to switch gears or maybe do another
180.
In the 1980's the shift back to Global Warming began again. In 1981 the
New York Times proclaimed, "That scientists are predicting global
warming of an unprecedented magnitude". Just like the other scares, it
took the pro-warming folks a while to ramp up the hysteria.
Remember the eminent climate scientist Dr. Stephen Schneider from the
last Ice Age that didn't happen in the 1970's? Well, in 1989 he was
quoted saying, "Global Warming is a scientific phenomenon beyond doubt".
In 1991 Newsweek published a ridiculous report by the National Academy
of Sciences on ways to fight Global Warming. Everything from Sun
reflecting balloons to mirrors & lasers. 1992 was really when the
warming movement really took flight. Al Gore's first book was published.
And so it began.
We all know what came next. Over the past decade or so the alarmists
have become much more media savvy. They have many more venues than just
newspapers & magazines. They now have radio, television & the Internet
to spew their propaganda. They've all but wrapped up world governments
demonstrated by the Kyoto Treaty scam. The recent McCain-Lieberman bill
will surely stop Global Warming & it will, by some estimates, only cost
the American taxpayer about 1.2 TRILLION dollars a year.
I have a prediction in the midst of all this current day nonsense.
Within the next couple of decades the media will again announce a
cooling trend.
In closing, let's have a GET REAL moment. As I stated earlier, the earth
is about 4.5 billion (with a B) years old. I wonder how many times the
earth has gone through these warming & cooling periods? How has man been
responsible for all of them, or any of them? We've only been on the
planet for a short period of time & we've been "trashing" it for a
fraction of that. The earth doesn't need to be saved by us because we
have done no harm to it.
Oh, by the way: Just this winter something remarkable happened in
Greenland. We all know Greenland: the poster nation for Global Warming.
The island of toppling Glaciers & melting ice has had record sustained
cold temperatures. Disko Bay has completely frozen over for the first
time in a decade. Not just a little layer of ice but up to 20" thick.
That's man-made Global Warming for you.
About the author
Brent O. Smith is a concerned American citizen. He considers himself a constitutional conservative and is passionate about the preservation of his country. Any comments are welcome at brent@frederickseal.com .