#298 | A Brief History of Climate Change
English Learning for Curious Minds
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Global Warming and Its Effects
In 19 77, schneider himself even admitted that he had overestimated the cooling effects of pollution. But it was not until the 19 eighties that the scientific community began to come to a consensus about global warming and its damaging impact. One event in particular had a huge influence. On the 20 third of june, 19 88, nassa scientist, james e hanson delivered a speech to the us Senate on climate change. It was one of the hottest summers on record, and hanson had the a c turned off during his speech to make a bigger impact. This speech was a big success, and in the same year, the inter governmental panel on climate change, the
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