There’s a very clear correlation between the sunspot activity and the heating up and cooling down of the earth. And yes, it “puts the lie” to the AGW people and really bolsters the idea of the sun being the prime “engine” behind heating and cooling...
When you mention one year, I prefer to see a whole series of years, like you saw in the Maunder Minimum and other years. So, I wouldn’t put any reliability on one year, but on the trend over a period of a number of years and how that ties in with the solar activity...
What data and charts are you using to make your statement for correlation between sunspots and earth temperature?
The sun cycles are the prime heating/cooling change mechanism, but the lowest sunspot activity in a 100 years produces the 9th warmest year since 1875? That’s very funny. I hope you are not a criminal defense lawyer.
P.S. Before you send that video propaganda to your neighbors, know this: Christie is a proponent of AGW, and Lindzen thinks cigarette dangers are highly overated. If that’s the best Marty Durkin could find—that should tell you something.
It’s a very complicate issue, that remains largley in doubt, but kool-aid is kool-aid no matter which side is serving it.