Here is one fairly recent observation that reverses the Gorelike trance that seems to have permeated what little cranial functions remain among the Global Warming faithful.
climatescienceinternational.org - VANISHING SUNSPOTS PRELUDE TO GLOBAL COOLING?
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Dr. Kenneth Tapping is worried about the sun. Solar activity comes in regular cycles, but the latest one is refusing to start. Sunspots have all but vanished, and activity is suspiciously quiet. The last time this happened was 400 years ago -- and it signaled a solar event known as a "Maunder Minimum," along with the start of what we now call the "Little Ice Age."Tapping, a solar researcher and project director for Canada's National Research Council, says it may be happening again. Overseeing a giant radio telescope he calls a "stethoscope for the sun," Tapping says, if the pattern doesn't change quickly, the earth is in for some very chilly weather.
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Observational data seems to support the claims -- or doesn't contradict it, at least. According to data from Britain's Met Office, the earth has cooled very slightly since 1998. The Met Office says global warming "will pick up again shortly."
Others aren't so sure. Researcher Dr. Timothy Patterson, director of the Geoscience Center at Carleton University, shares the concern. Patterson is finding "excellent correlations" between solar fluctuations, a relationship that historically, he says doesn't exist between CO2 and past climate changes. According to Patterson, we shouldn't be surprised by a solar link. "The sun [is] the ultimate source of energy on this planet," he says.
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However, as usual the CO2 fanatics will ignore the natural influences and accentuate the human cause. Right Pooey? Note, the British Met Office confirms that the earth has cooled slightly since 1998! How can this be if human generated CO2 has increased during the same period? Could it just be that natural climate influencers are more powerful than my pipe smoke?
? ...and your pipe dreams Pooey?