Climate Change facts proved false

What is the Doomsday Clock in Union Square supposed to represent?

• The countdown to the next millennium

• The time left before climate change effects become irreversible

• A public art installation with no specific meaning

• A timer for a local event in New York City

Who made a statement in 2019 about the world ending in 12 years if climate change isn't addressed?

• Al Gore

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

• A United Nations official

• A NASA scientist

What was the prediction made by the New York Times in 1958 regarding the Arctic ice sheet?

• Ships would sail over the North Pole due to melting

• It was seven feet thick and unchanged today

• It would completely melt by 2000

• It would grow thicker due to global cooling

What did the Guardian newspaper predict in 1974 about a new Ice Age?

• It was a myth and not going to happen

• It would start in the 21st century

• Space satellites showed it was imminent

• It was coming fast due to nuclear winter

What was the prediction about the Arctic Ocean made in 2007?

• It would become the largest freshwater source

• It would double in ice thickness by 2020

• It would be ice-free in summer by 2012

• No significant change was expected

What was the outcome of the prediction about snow in the UK made in 2000?

• The UK has not seen snow since 2005

• Snow only falls in the southern part of the UK now

• It still snows in the UK every winter

• Snow became a very rare event

What did Al Gore predict about the Arctic Ocean?

• It would be fully navigable by 2010

• Nearly ice-free in summer as early as 2014

• Increase in ice due to global cooling

• Completely frozen over year-round by 2020

What did a Forbes article in 2018 predict about Arctic sea ice?

• No significant change was expected

• It would increase by 50% in size

• It would all be gone by 2022

• It would become completely landlocked

Why might young people be more likely to attend climate protests?

• They have more free time

• They haven't experienced many failed predictions

• They are more influenced by social media

• They are more educated on the topic

What impact have failed climate predictions had on public trust?

• Shifted focus to other environmental issues

• Decreased trust in so-called climate experts

• No significant impact

• Increased trust in climate science