Thing is... This is a new variable that has never been looked at before. Who would think that the atmosphere could actually shrink bringing the colder layers closer?
I have been watching this for over ten years and never once thought about this possible factor. As far as food cultivation goes this could have quite an impact.
What are you talking about? This is NOT a "new variable". Unless you only read the Demonrat media, solar activity has been correlated with temperature averages on earth at least since the Maunder Minimum and the Little Ice Age.