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Is Our Climate Changing?
The New York Times ^ | February 3, 1889 | NY times reporter

Posted on 03/05/2009 9:57:54 AM PST by Reeses

An article in the Forum for February is upon the subject of the much-talked-of change in our climate. The writer, Prof. Cleveland Abbe, says that the notion that it is possible for a climate to change is a modern one. Our ancestors lived in a region subject to but slight climatic changes, and on this account perhaps presumed that climate was absolutely unchangeable. In 1812 Culier published his "Discourse on the Revolutions of the Surface of the Globe and the Changes thereby Produced in the Animal Kingdom." This was at that day considered as contradicting ancient traditions and the evidences of the senses. Cuvier had in mind slow changes which were in progress through long ages and resulting from geological alterations. But after the publication of Cuvier's discourse people got used to the idea that climatic changes were possible. Many writers have since endeavored to demonstrate that climatic changes have taken place within historical times. Nowadays it is indeed common to meet with persons who believe that climatic changes may occur within a generation.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming
Balanced journalism from the NY Times, published in 1889. Climate being in the news hasn't changed, but the journalism about it sure has. Without the aid of computers their spelling and grammar were perfect.

At google news you can now search for free news articles going back more than 200 years. Be sure to choose the "no price" option. For true journalism lovers it's a lot of fun!

1 posted on 03/05/2009 9:57:55 AM PST by Reeses
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To: Reeses

That’s neat. bookmarked.


2 posted on 03/05/2009 10:01:45 AM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: Reeses

Yes our climate does change, but we cannot predict how.

It is tied to the heat source for our solar system.

We have known for over 90 years that weather if more variable during sunspot minimum and maximums.

It is reasonable to state that our climate changes with the level of activity on the Sun.

“BUT, WE HUMANS ARE NOT AFFECTING OUR WEATHER PATTERNS”


3 posted on 03/05/2009 10:03:15 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: Reeses

Yes, our climate is changing. But our global is not warming...


4 posted on 03/05/2009 10:07:59 AM PST by max americana
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To: Reeses
But, you see, in 1889 most parts of journalism WERE professional. The “yellow journalism” of a few was noticed by being the exception.

Now, few parts of journalism ARE professional - and those few parts ARE cursed (Fox News for example) BY the majority of the bootlickers.

5 posted on 03/05/2009 10:10:30 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: max americana

The New York Times article in .pdf format was:

Published: February 3, 1889
Copyright © The New York Times


6 posted on 03/05/2009 10:11:16 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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Well, I don't know personally, but algore says we're headed for a warm up....and we all know how believable algore is, right?

And we all know that any guy who wins $1MM from "wolfblitzzer"....er....."pullitzzer" can't be wrong. After all, algore had the support of the one and only mikeymore too!

With this much "weight" behind their statements, how COULD they be wrong!!???

7 posted on 03/05/2009 10:11:52 AM PST by Logic n' Reason (Welcome, one and all, to the islamo-muslim states of obammica!)
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Fantastic. Algore wasn’t born yet.


8 posted on 03/05/2009 10:12:17 AM PST by max americana
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To: Texas Fossil

We have had at least 7 glacial periods in the last half million years and there has only been industrial pollution for about the last 150 years. What a joke these chicken-littles are. Personaly, I like it warm, it give the Obamasiah a chance to run around half-naked and make Chris Matthews get a tingle.


9 posted on 03/05/2009 10:13:06 AM PST by WMarshal (Where is the next Sam Adams?)
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To: Reeses
As I've often stated in conversation, climate must be in a constant state of change. Perhaps the worst ecological disaster imaginable would result from complete, global climatic stasis.
10 posted on 03/05/2009 10:13:48 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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Beam me to Planet Gore !

11 posted on 03/05/2009 10:13:56 AM PST by steelyourfaith (Yo, Washingtonians, the American people called. They DEMAND their country back.)
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To: Reeses
There's an ebb and flow to tides, life, and climate.

What comes in, goes out.

The good in life goes away - what's bad in life goes away. And they both come back.

And climate? Sometimes it's warming - sometimes it's cooling...

ebbs and flows

12 posted on 03/05/2009 10:18:46 AM PST by GOPJ (People who can't use the new WH phone system are trying to redesign half the US economy - Brooks)
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13 posted on 03/05/2009 10:49:38 AM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: Reeses
The writer, Prof. Cleveland Abbe, says that the notion that it is possible for a climate to change is a modern one.

What complete, utter nonsense. Just read the accounts in Switzerland of confronting advancing glaciers during the Little Ice Age. Oh, that's right, the Little Ice Age doesn't exist - it was fudged out of existence in the Hockey Stick climate model.

14 posted on 03/05/2009 10:54:46 AM PST by dirtboy
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