Word: alarmist
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...doomsday headlines (SUNBELT MOVING NORTH, WARMING SPELLS DISASTER) were unduly alarmist, and much of the information was well known to scientists. But last week a media brouhaha was triggered by new studies from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Academy of Sciences. Both groups agreed on a startling prognosis: the earth is warming up from all the carbon dioxide being spilled into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, and worse, the first effects of the climatic changes could be felt as early as the 1990s...
...more often, he devoted too much energy to disparaging Hawke's politics and too little to detailing his own. Having accused Hawke of "socialism by stealth," Fraser somewhat hysterically warned voters that under a Labor government "savings would be safer under your bed than in the bank." His alarmist charges succeeded mainly in bewildering the banking community and alienating voters. At one point, Hawke retorted archly, "You can't put your savings under the bed because that's where all the Commies...
...tone of your story about the Soviet scheme to reverse its rivers [June 14] is unduly alarmist. Only the first stage of the European diversions will be under construction by 1990. These would have adverse effects, of which the Soviets are well aware, but not of the proportions you indicate. The grand projects that could cause major environmental damage continue to be studied by Soviet scientists and engineers and are unlikely to be implemented until the 1990s or later...
...interview with TIME, Eppler dismissed Schmidt's concern, one essentially shared by the leaders of most Western countries, as alarmist. He gave the peace movement credit, somewhat dubiously, for pressuring the U.S. into setting a date for the resumption of arms talks with the Soviet Union. "The Chancellor sees threats where there are none," Eppler said. Like most West German peace crusaders, Eppler is opposed to unilateral disarmament, favoring a step-by-step process of limiting nuclear arms on both sides. Said Eppler: "We have reached a point where the confrontation of the superpowers in Europe could threaten...
Weinberger, one of the most visible members of the new Administration, does in deed coat his somewhat alarmist world view with the mellow affability that is the hallmark of Ronald Reagan and his California insiders. Says one senior Administration official who has worked with both the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense: "Haig worries about authority, while Weinberger assumes it. Haig is tense by nature, where as Weinberger is relaxed." As a result, the avuncular Weinberger has so far managed to avoid the four-star controversy that has surrounded his take-charge colleague at State...