400 BCE
Persian yakhchāl ice houses
Persia’s yakhchāl evaporative ice-houses store ice and cool interiors in desert heat. Source — Wikipedia:
Chronological Storyline (10 Milestones)
1851 CE
Refrigeration
John Gorrie’s ice machine and later systems enable mechanical refrigeration and cold chains. Source — Wikipedia:
1902 CE
Modern air conditioning (HVAC)
Willis Carrier invents modern electrical air conditioning, controlling temperature and humidity. Source — Wikipedia:
1922 CE
Numerical weather prediction proposed
Lewis Fry Richardson proposes forecasting weather by solving physics equations. Source — Wikipedia:
1950 CE
Computer weather forecasting
The ENIAC computer runs the first practical numerical weather forecast. Source — Wikipedia:
1960 CE
Weather satellites (TIROS-1)
TIROS-1 returns the first weather imagery from orbit, transforming forecasting. Source — Wikipedia:
1965 CE
Geoengineering concepts
Proposals for deliberate climate intervention (solar and carbon) enter scientific discussion. Source — Wikipedia:
1967 CE
Global climate modelling
Manabe and Wetherald build early physically based models of CO₂-driven warming. Source — Wikipedia:
1996 CE
Industrial carbon capture & storage
Norway’s Sleipner project begins large-scale geological CO₂ storage. Source — Wikipedia:
2015 CE
Direct air capture
Commercial plants begin extracting CO₂ directly from the atmosphere. Source — Wikipedia: