In reply to Craig's message of Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:37:26 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Since there is no logical way that temperature changes could drive solar >activity, then solar activity is driving the temperature to some degree. >That's the only thing that makes sense. CO2 may be affecting it >somewhat, but it's not the only thing. > I agree that Solar activity also influences the temperature, which probably explains the "drop" between maxima over the last 10 years. However the net effect is rather like a staircase. The variation in Solar activity is responsible for the steps on the staircase, while the CO2 increase represents the inclination of the staircase.
In short, on average temperatures are going to continue to rise, however with a roughly 11 year periodicity superimposed upon it. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
