Global Warming Over?

[lfmusiclover]

I found an extremely interesting article that I thought I'd post here for us to read and chat about. According to it, Global Warming may be over, and may not return for years, or even decades.

Here's the article:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/02/global-warming-pause.html

[toxictwister00]

All I have to say is there never was a Global Warming, just like Global Cooling didn't exist in the 70's.

[lfmusiclover]

Here's a related article from one of our mets here in Baltimore:

http://www.examiner.com/x-1586-Baltimore-Weather-Examiner~y2009m3d3-Global-Warming-may-stop-for-a-while

[phw115wvwx]

I'm shocked that these articles don't even mention that there's also a natural cycle that could explain our warming and cooling over the decades:  The Sun goes through a sunspot cycle every 22 years.  When it's at a maximum in terms of the number of sunspots, which are those dark little spots you would see on images of our star, it's pumping out more heat and energy.  We're in a sunspot minimum right now according to astronomers.  There are way too many factors involved to answer about global warming, but why are we not paying more attention to the fluctuations of the only object in our solar system that provides the source for all of the energy that drives our weather?

[lfmusiclover]

I'm shocked that these articles don't even mention that there's also a natural cycle that could explain our warming and cooling over the decades:  The Sun goes through a sunspot cycle every 22 years.  When it's at a maximum in terms of the number of sunspots, which are those dark little spots you would see on images of our star, it's pumping out more heat and energy.  We're in a sunspot minimum right now according to astronomers.  There are way too many factors involved to answer about global warming, but why are we not paying more attention to the fluctuations of the only object in our solar system that provides the source for all of the energy that drives our weather?

I agree. You'd think the Sun would be very high on the list of things to look at when it comes to global warming.

[TWCToday]

Humans certainly cant be helping our planet but I highly doubt they are the direct and only cause. Its a nice gimmick companies are using. Have you ever stopped to look at whats in a compact fluorescent light bulb? Its illegal to toss these things in the trash; they must be disposed properly. Imagine if everyone switched to them... Less energy used but more harmful waste left over.  Nuclear power seems to be the answer to many of todays problems. Just saying

[ruhgster]

In my opinion there is no such thing as global warming.  I like to refer to it as climate change.  I believe people are jumping to conclusions too fast that peope are/were causing the warming and are/were the only cause without looking at everything on both sides of the debate.  Now if the "global warming" is over, I suppose global warming advocates are going to say their efforts to educate the public are paying off, when in reality it just may be the earth's climate cycle starting to turn directions.