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The coldest place in South Africa at the moment is Sutherland at a woping -7 degrees Celcius below!! brrrr...now who said global warming??

Solar cycle affecting global climate, say scientists

Research led by scientists at the National Science Foundation-funded National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, has shown that maximum solar activity and its aftermath have impacts on Earth similar to that caused by ocean currents La Niña and El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

The research, while establishing a key link between the solar cycle and global climate, may pave the way toward predictions of temperature and precipitation patterns at certain times during the approximately 11-year solar cycle.

Study Suggests Wind Power Potential Is Much Higher Than Current Estimates - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Using data from thousands of meteorological stations, the Harvard team estimated the world wind power potential to be 40 times greater than total current power consumption. A previous study cited in the paper put that multiple at about 7 times.

If we eventually harnessed 100% of this potential, how would the world's climate be affected?