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"I was reading one report here that indicates that by 2020 we will reach a new peak on Sun spot activity, and this report actually suggests that the Earth's temperature may be raised by .5 degrees Centigrade as a result of the Sun spot activity."
"why 40 years ago, when I was in elementary and middle school, were we taught that an increase in greenhouse gas effect was going to lead to a new Ice Age?"
"the Lesser Optimum...We know that that led to the Vikings...dominating Europe for several hundreds years, and also led to where the icecap in the North is melting; we are now finding evidence of Viking habitation in those areas."