We're currently coming out of a solar minimum (and the global temp kept rising in spite of what climate change deniers predicted) however recent evidence is showing that the solar minimum may be dropping to a point where sunspots just don't form. Some scientists theorize that this is what happened during the last "little ice age" in the 1600s and 1700s. The evidence on the sunspots isn't conclusive yet nor is the modeling of what would happen to temps if it is true. Something to look at and think about however. This article also points out that even if temps did stabilize/drop as a result, it wouldn't probably change a number of other important issues related to rising CO2 levels like ocean acidification.
Interesting stuff: http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2010/09/15/aaas-sciencenow-the-way-things-are-going-sunspots-will-disappear-in-five-years-and-earth-might-cool-off/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:327265 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
