'Scientists were dead right': Al Gore says 20 years after 'An Inconvenient Truth'
Summary
Former Vice President Al Gore said scientists were correct about climate change predictions on the 20th anniversary of his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." He highlighted that carbon dioxide levels have risen significantly, and climate change effects like hotter temperatures and stronger hurricanes have happened as forecasted.Key Facts
- "An Inconvenient Truth" was released 20 years ago to raise awareness about climate change.
- Scientists’ predictions about global warming in the film have mostly come true or are unfolding as expected.
- The last 11 years have been the hottest on record worldwide.
- Carbon dioxide levels have increased from 380 ppm in 2006 to over 430 ppm today.
- Solar power produced more electricity than coal in the U.S. for the first time in 2025.
- The Arctic’s thick sea ice is almost gone, though it has not become completely ice-free yet.
- Critics once said the film exaggerated impacts, but many facts have been confirmed by later science.
- Gore said using the sky as an "open sewer" for pollution traps heat equivalent to hundreds of thousands of atomic bombs daily.
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