On May 5 1953, yes, 1953, The West Australian newspaper had a short piece with Gilbert Plass, warning the American Geophysical Union about the build-up of. carbon dioxide… Plass was a geochemist who had read Guy Callendar and understood what he was talking about. Why this matters Let’s not pretend that 1988 was the first … Continue reading May 5, 1953 – Western Australian newspaper carries “climate and carbon dioxide” article