If you're going to argue that global warming has stopped, don't bother, just go here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApKvie5J_.B1pnQlT7eTH0fsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080311101146AAssNh5
I want to see plausible scientific explanations as to what is causing the planet to warm.
If you're going to argue it's a "natural cycle", then what cycle is it? What physical mechanism in this cycle is causing the planet to warm?
If you're going to argue it's the Sun, how do you explain the fact that total solar irradiance (TSI) and sunspot numbers have decreased slightly as the planet has experienced a 0.5°C warming over the past 30 years?
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/600px-Temp-sunspot-co2.svg.png
http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/acrim1.jpg
http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/pmod1.jpg
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.A2.lrg.gif
Scientific explanations only please - no conspiracy theories or political rants.
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