VIDEO - In 2008 ABC News Warned NYC Will Be Under Water by 2015 | The Federalist Papers

We have been hearing for decades from the “global warming” alarmists that the earth had only a few years left to survive if we didn’t agree to their radical agenda and start “going green.”

Of course, anyone of 40 years of age, or older,  knows the truth about all of this buffoonery.  It was, and is, just silly propaganda put out by the socialist left seeking to destroy free market capitalism in the name of “saving the planet.”

Recently, an archived broadcast of ABC’s Good Morning America was unearthed that shows just how silly these alarmists have been and how wrong their dire predictions turned out to be.

New York City underwater? Gas over $9 a gallon? A carton of milk costs almost $13? Welcome to June 12,  2015. Or at least that was the wildly-inaccurate version of 2015 predicted by ABC News exactly seven years ago. Appearing on Good Morning America in 2008, Bob Woodruff hyped Earth 2100, a special that pushed apocalyptic predictions of the then-futuristic 2015.

The segment included supposedly prophetic videos, such as a teenager declaring, “It’s June 8th, 2015. One carton of milk is $12.99.” (On the actual June 8, 2015, a gallon of milk cost, on average, $3.39.) Another clip featured this prediction for the current year: “Gas reached over $9 a gallon.” (In reality, gas costs an average of $2.75.)

Yep, for all those of you living in New York City, it’s not just your state’s economy that is now underwater, your city is drowning in the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean as well; at least that’s what Good Morning America assured us was going to be happening now.

On June 12, 2008, correspondent Bob Woodruff revealed that the program “puts participants in the future and asks them to report back about what it is like to live in this future world. The first stop is the year 2015.”

As one expert warns that in 2015 the sea level will rise quickly, a visual shows New York City being engulfed by water. The video montage includes another unidentified person predicting that “flames cover hundreds of miles.”

Then-GMA co-anchor Chris Cuomo appeared frightened by this future world. He wondered, “I think we’re familiar with some of these issues, but, boy, 2015? That’s seven years from now. Could it really be that bad?”

Yep, Chris (Divine, unalienable American rights come from government and not God) Cuomo was scared by the alarmists.  One wonders if he built himself some kind of bunker after watching the show.

NewsBusters reveals more:

Ultimately, ABC delayed the air-date for Earth 2100 and the one-hour show didn’t debut until June 2, 2009. The program showcased the terrible impact of global warming from 2015 through 2100. In the special, a “storm of the century” wiped out Miami. Other highlights included a destroyed New York City and an abandoned Las Vegas. By 2084, Earth’s population will apparently be just 2.7 billion.

On June 13, 2008, ABCNews.com promoted the special by hyperventilating, “Are we living in the last century of our civilization?” Unlike the 2015 predictions, that suggestion hasn’t (yet) been proven wrong.

Seven years later, the network has quietly ignored its horribly inaccurate predictions about 2015. When it comes to global warming claims, apparently results don’t matter for ABC.

To read more of the GMA episode’s transcript, click on this link.

It is truly a shame that these TV networks aren’t required to come back on the air and admit it when they’ve made a mistake about their reporting.  But, then again, the networks would probably have little time left for other programming if they had to admit all of the errors in their news department.

About Russ Hepler

Russ Hepler is a pastor, teacher, political activist, author and conference speaker with over 30 years’ experience. He holds a B.A. from Messiah College and an M.A.R. from Evangelical School of Theology. He has been an issues’ advocate, a campaign volunteer for local, state, and federal candidates, Regional Field Director for PA Christian Coalition and president of a county chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life. His first book – Yes! We Can Turn This Nation Around! A Practical Guide for Christian Political Involvement – was published in 2012. He and his wife, Sherry, have founded Transformation 1202 Ministries to educate, encourage, and challenge people of faith to get involved in the political and cultural issues of our day.