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A comparison of American life in 1922 versus 2022 highlights that 100 years ago, the average life expectancy for men was 47 and only 14% of homes had bathtubs. The list notes that substances like heroin and morphine were available over-the-counter, and 18% of households employed full-time domestic servants.
A report from November 1922 published in the Monthly Weather Review described radical changes in the Arctic, including disappearing icebergs and rising water temperatures. The text predicted that the ice melt would soon make coastal cities uninhabitable. The hosts use this to argue that dire climate predictions have been a recurring theme for over a century.
