So seldom do I, if ever, read mention of our Sun and our Sun’s role in our planet’s climate. Has this been your experience also, Civ or have I been reading the wrong material ?
There's no question that the Sun can cause ice to melt, and when the meltwater accumulated behind a wall of ice, the result when the ice dam gave way was like the massive runoff that formed the Channeled Scablands..
The mainstream media does not carry much from the solar scientists. You have to seek out the information. The problem is that by simply reporting facts, the solar scientists totally refute greenhouse gas climate change by being totally accurate in predicting climate change based on solar activity.
What they have learned over the last 50 years about the makeup and behavior of the sun has allowed them to predict near term climate and weather cycles and based on the accuracy of those predictions, explain past events and cycles.
They are not the friend of the global warming crowd because they are actually predicting a cooling cycle over the next 30 to 50 years.