Al Gore is Still Hypocritically Peddling Climate Doom and Gloom – For Profit

Former Vice President and self-proclaimed meteorology expert Al Gore has recently made a number of media appearances defending his 2006 apocalyptic climate book An Inconvenient Truth as a prescient tome. Despite winning a Nobel Peace Prize for his dubious climate advocacy and two Oscars for a similarly named documentary and its song, “I Need to Wake Up” by Melissa Etheridge, from the ultra-progressive folks who hand out those awards to their left-wing friends, neither the book nor the documentary has stood the test of time.

(When I think of Gore, which I usually avoid, I recall his claim that the movie Love Story was inspired by him and his wife and how, by some unknown manner, Gore bore responsibility for the creation of the Internet. But I digress.)

In the years since its release, Gore has continued to tour the world, insisting that his warnings were not only accurate but understated. Yet a closer examination reveals a litany of predictions and dramatic illustrations that have failed to materialize at the predicted times – and may never. Gore is rather like the snake oil salesman who promises miracles for scary afflictions from his elixir while the customers discover only empty bottles and recurring headaches.

Consider the striking visuals of a twenty-foot sea level rise that would inundate major coastal cities, including parts of Florida, Manhattan, and Shanghai. While sea levels have risen at a modest rate consistent with historical patterns, the catastrophic flooding depicted has not occurred. The maps served more as scare tactics than precise forecasts.

Gore also highlighted the impending disappearance of snow from Mount Kilimanjaro, stating that within a decade there would be no more snows upon that iconic African peak. Two decades later the snow cap remains, albeit diminished, serving as a snowy rebuke to the timeline. If you visit Kilimanjaro, do not forget your skis.

On the matter of Arctic sea ice, statements associated with the film and Gore’s subsequent remarks suggested the possibility of an ice-free summer Arctic within a few years, around 2014. While summer ice extent has declined s, the North Pole has not become a navigable ocean as the dramatic warnings claimed.

Perhaps most memorably, the documentary portrayed polar bears drowning in significant numbers as their ice habitat vanished. In truth, the documented cases were few and linked to a specific storm event rather than a widespread, systematic crisis. Polar bear populations have remained relatively stable according to wildlife surveys. The image of drowning bears proved more emotionally manipulative than scientifically robust, akin to using a single anecdote to condemn an entire way of life.

Of course, we know that all that climate malarkey put out by Gore was not a legitimate warning of pending planetary doom. It was a package deal to keep Gore famous after losing his presidential bid and to raise lots of money from the gullible. Sadly, his book created a generation of hysterical acolytes, such as the obnoxious Greta Thunberg

These examples illustrate a pattern of exaggeration and selective emphasis that prioritizes alarm over measured accuracy. Gore and his supporters often dismiss such critiques as cherry-picking, yet the cumulative effect undermines the credibility of the work. It is one thing to raise legitimate environmental concerns. It is quite another to present speculative worst-case scenarios as imminent certainties and then claim vindication when reality proves more nuanced.

Despite the passage of twenty years and the failure of so many of Gore’s dire forecasts, he persists in his advocacy for fame and fortune. The book and film may have collected accolades from sympathetic institutions, but they have not aged well under the harsh light of empirical observation. True environmental stewardship requires honest assessment of data rather than adherence to a script that no longer matches the unfolding story of our planet.

Yes, the earth has been warming. And yes, it can cause some changes in the climate an weather – some bad, some good. Industrialization has made a very small increase in carbon emissions. But to return to ancient levels, society would have to live like ancient times. The one thing Gore’s book has done is to reveal the weakness in the hyperbolic Armageddon-like predictions of the left.

Instead of adding any solutions to climate change, Gore thwarts them with personally motivated misinformation and scare mongering. The problem is not the warming of the planet. That will be addressed by sound science, not propaganda. The hot air emanating from Gore’s mouth is more damaging than what Mother Nature is doing. And that is a convenient truth.

So, there ‘tis.