Even if the current solar lull is the beginning of a prolonged quiet, the scientists say, the star's effects on climate will pale in contrast with the influence of human-made greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2).
"I think you have to bear in mind that the CO2 is a good 50 to 60 percent higher than normal, whereas the decline in solar output is a few hundredths of one percent down," Lockwood said. "I think that helps keep it in perspective."
I notice they are still saying that "glowbull warming" is still happening. Something that I see mentioned many times, but never addressed by the "glowbull warming" pushers, is the fact that other planets in the system are undergoing temperature increases even more extreme that the earth.
The other planets are much farther from the sun, have little or no atmosphere, yet are still warming.
