Watch out for global cooling

Apparently, at least one scientist thinks we're in for 20-30 years of global cooling rather than global warming. According to him there's a "multi-decadal oscillation" in the oceans that correlates to global warming and cooling trends observed over the last century or so that much more closely corresponds to recent changes in climate than the AGW theories do.

Wait a minute, there's a sun?

Talking to the global warming/climate change alarmists, you'd think the only reason the earth is as warm as it is, is because humans polluted it so much that now it's becoming too warm. However, apparently there are some variables that they may have missed in their calculations, like the sun for example. The amount of energy released by the sun varies too, like with sunspots. Recently we've been going through a very low minimum of sunspot activity, coincidentally corresponding with a general cooling of the planet. I guess that may be why the catchphrase has changed from global warming to global climate change.

Sea ice grew faster than ever

Why is the sea ice growing at such a rapid pace when all the "models" are predicting global warming could cause sea ice to disappear completely? Maybe the models are wrong, eh?

You can read more here for proof that sea ice is at the same level now as it was in 1979 when satellite tracking began.

October the hottest on record (or not?)

Can we trust data from NASA if the head of the agency is in the tank with the whole idea of global warming? According to this article, there are questions whether they are getting the data right or not. Initially they said this most recent October was the hottest on record. Then some skeptics looked at the data and noticed a bunch of numbers were exactly the same as what was reported in September.

It's things like this that make you go, "hmm...."

Methane levels increase worldwide simultaneously?

Supposedly methane is one of the greenhouse gasses. According to this article, it increased worldwide simultaneously for an unknown reason last year. It's just more evidence that global warming may not be caused by man.

From the article:

One thing does seem very clear, however; science is only beginning to get a handle on the big picture of global warming. Findings like these tell us it's too early to know for sure if man's impact is affecting things at the political cry of "alarming rates." We may simply be going through another natural cycle of warmer and colder times - one that's been observed through a scientific analysis of the Earth to be naturally occuring for hundreds of thousands of years.

Global warming becomes global cooling?

If global warming is man-made, then why is there evidence of global cooling? You can read one bit here.

Global cooling according to Farmer's Almanac

Here's another article about a prediction by the Old Farmer's Almanac saying we could be entering a long-term global cooling trend.

Cold winter coming?

I never have been one to put a lot of stock into long term forecasting of weather so I was a bit skeptical when I read recently that the 2008 Farmers Almanac is predicting a cooler than normal winter this year. After all, the article says it is written at least a year in advance and that whoever wrote it has already finished the prediction for 2009.

Anyway, today I came across another interesting bit about a volcano in Alaska. Normally, I wouldn't pay much attention to that, particularly since it is only discussing the increased color in sunsets. However, not long ago, I read about the year without summer. If you read it, you will notice that it was likely caused by a volcano, albeit a much larger one. Now, obviously a single volcanic eruption that was relatively small shouldn't make a big difference. However, that's not the only factor.

Yesterday, I came across this article that says the sun did something it hasn't done in over 90 years, and that is go an entire month without a single sunspot. Reading that article, you find that one previous instance like that correlated closely to what is referred to as the Little Ice Age.

Ultimately, no one really knows for sure. However, all these little pieces put together appear to be pointing to a cooler than average winter, global warming notwithstanding.