‘Climate: New ice age is on the way.’ That was a headline from The Times newspaper on 21st October 1972.
On 23rd March 1970 the headline read: ‘Antarctic may be key to ice ages.’ According to Dr A T Wilson of Wellington University, New Zealand, the Antarctic may once again be approaching the point of instability at which an ice age is triggered off.
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Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.
Gosh – and they were right. I’ve a big glacial moraine problem here I’m trying to deal with and if any more penguins come walking down Hay steet I swear I’m going to move North.
Yeah, but that was over thity-five years ago–before Al Gore became active.