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What you're seeing here are side-by-side satellite photos of the Northern Hemisphere's Sea Ice, from two dates (in this case 2/8/80 and yesterday). Go to Cryosphere Today and play around with it. "Compare side-by-side images of Northern Hemisphere sea ice extent for any two dates in the satellite record (1979-present)". Nice bit of rebounding, eh?
And, new Science (Gasp! the debate was supposed to be OVER!) ...
"German scientists have found a significant piece of evidence linking cosmic rays to climate change.They have detected charged particle clusters in the lower atmosphere that were probably caused by the space radiation.
They say the clusters can lead to the condensed nuclei which form into dense clouds.
Clouds play a major, but as yet not fully understood, role in the dynamics of the climate, with some types acting to cool the planet and others warming it up.
The amount of cosmic rays reaching Earth is largely controlled by the Sun, and many solar scientists believe the star's indirect influence on Earth's global climate has been underestimated.
Some think a significant part of the global warming recorded in 20th Century may in fact have its origin in changes in solar activity - not just in the increase in fossil-fuel-produced greenhouse gases.
(emphasis' mine, for illustrative purposes...)
The 'missing link' between Earth's surface temperatures (warming) and air temperatures (unchanged) may well be the cloud type and cover, changes due to aerosols (banned at about the time global warming got underway) and...cosmic rays. There's that pesky sun-thing again.
Who would think that the largest star in the neighborhood could be the ultimate source for an orbiting planet's temperature variations over several thousands of it's rotational periods? And that a half-degree variation could fuel the ego of an overweight failed politician to the degree of proposing catastrophic economic changes?
And that the fierce but tiny minds of Liberals would respond in such a way as they have?
Science and debate...two things that can't be quenched by Al Gore. No matter what he says or who he influences.
Cross posted to Tennessee Free
h/t Barking Moonbat Early Warning System (making a strong comeback, now, after the death of the Skipper last June.)
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