Doom Almanac December 14 in doom history

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December 14: a fine day for making predictions

Nothing was due today, but on this date in 2009, somebody went on the record.

On this day in doom history

1 item · 1 prediction
  1. 200917th anniversary
    Said on this day

    Ice-Free Arctic Summer Due by 2016; Arctic Keeps Its Ice

    At COP15, Al Gore cited a '75 percent chance' that the summer polar ice cap would be completely ice-free within five to seven years.

    Ice-Free Arctic Summers Within Five to Seven Years · Al Gore, former US Vice President (citing modelling by Wieslaw Maslowski)

    Deadline set: 2014-2016 (five to seven years out) · status: Busted

    Bold words to say out loud on a Monday.

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