Mars Emerging from Ice Age, Data Suggest

Space.com ^ | 08 December 2003 | SPACE.com

[F.J. Mitchell]

I thought Martians were all little "green" people.

[Russian Sage]

Thanks for this. This is really interesting because it does suggest a change in the sun's intensity.

For the past century or so, the North Atlantic region has been emerging from the "Little Ice Age." The causes are not well understood, and I say "causes" because there are probably several, but of great interest is whether changes in solar radiation might be the major cause.

The primary approach to that question is to determine if the cooling was global. Unfortunatly, there is not much in the way of worldwide climate documentation. A lot of evidence points to a global cooling but there is enough counterevidence to make the matter ambiguous.

So, if the cooling turns out to be not merely global, but solar systemwide, this could nail it.

[kennedy]

So, if the cooling turns out to be not merely global, but solar systemwide, this could nail it.

Of course not. If every planet in the solar system is getting warmer it is purely coincidental. Earth is getting warmer because Americans drive SUVs. End of story.