You’re right and the fundamental issue is that the earth is a system that’s part of a system. It isn’t closed and you have to include the sun. Until we’re able to predict weather accurately how can we predict climate change? Now add in the effects of volcanism, meteors, earthquakes, moon phases and eons of time and you’ve got a very complex picture of weather. Weather itself doesn’t equate to climate.
The Internet helped us dodge a big bullet. Can you imagine having both Obamacare and carbon climate protocols? If we don’t get rid of the government school system I don’t see how we can turn it around. We’ve got generations of indoctrinees now being trained by the previous indoctrinees.
stats, facts, modeling .. who needs to apply scientific standards when we have Al Gore’s powerpoint presentation and Hollywierd..
They know the answer, raise taxes, reduce defense spending, and regulate coal, oil and gas out of existence and enforce an international one-child policy.. then and only then will the globe stop warming.
To add another point, since you mentioned the Sun, the brightness and Sunspot activity is projected to peak in Summer of next year, or 2013. Given that being the case, a dimming of the Sun next year could play a role, and perhaps trigger another “cold period” as a result, it will be interesting to watch and keep eyes open as to what does happen after next summer.