The Sun and Global Warming
Of the many trends that appear to cause
fluctuations in the Sun’s energy, those that last decades to centuries
are the most likely to have a measurable impact on the Earth’s climate
in the foreseeable future. Many researchers believe the steady rise in
sunspots and faculae since the late seventeenth century may be
responsible for as much as half of the 0.6 degrees of global warming
over the last 110 years (IPCC, 2001)....
