The 1977 White House climate memo that should have changed the world
by Emma Pattee from Environment | The Guardian on (#60B3J)
Years before the climate crisis was part of national discourse, this memo to the president predicted catastrophe
In 1977 Star Wars hit movie theaters, New York City had a blackout that lasted 25 hours, and the Apple II personal computer went up for sale. It was also the year that a remarkable one-page memo was circulated at the very highest levels of US government.
Years before the climate crisis was part of national discourse, this memo outlined what was known - and feared - about the crisis at the time. It was prescient in many ways. Did anyone listen?
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