Climate change lecture - The Irish Times - Thu, Sep 09, 2010

Solar Variability and Influences on Climate is the title chosen by Prof Mike Lockwood for his talk on September 23rd, during which he will argue that solar output has only a limited impact on warming.
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There is a huge body of evidence that solar effects are relatively minor on global scales, he will say. Yet there is also emerging evidence that solar output can effect change on a regional basis.

The Swarm: Sacramento chamber bucks trend, opposes Prop. 23

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