The United Nations says the glaciers of Yosemite and Africa will disappear by mid-century.
A century ago, experts said the glaciers of Glacier National Park would disappear by mid-century.
29 Dec 1923, Page 5 – at Newspapers.com
12 Apr 1924, 7 – Spokane Chronicle at Newspapers.com
That prediction failed, so they changed the date to 1961.
17 Sep 1936, Page 16 – Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com
That prediction failed, so they changed the date to 2002.
05 Mar 1952, Page 1 – The Post-Standard at Newspapers.com
Then 2020.
No More Glaciers in Glacier National Park by 2020?
Then 2044.
Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park – The New York Times
Those glaciers are growing now.
(99+) GLACIERS OF THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES | Richard Menicke and Carl Key – Academia.edu
The glaciers in Africa were supposed to disappear by 2015.
07 Oct 2001, Page 36 – The Salina Journal at Newspapers.com
The Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro | Science | AAAS
Snows of Kilimanjaro defy global warming predictions – masslive.com
Mount Kilimanjaro glaciers nowhere near extinction – eTurboNews.com
The snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish by 2040 due to climate change: Report
It isn’t clear why any of this matters, because the UN said in 1989 we only had until the year 2000 to stop global warming.
