Big chill a symptom of climate chaos

[Winston.]

Forget global warming - the latest problem is global cooling.

Conservation group WWF has blamed climate change for the coldest August in Sydney for more than 60 years.

The freezing temperatures are proof of the urgent need to cut carbon pollution, according to WWF development and sustainability program manager Paul Toni.

"We can expect more extremes in climate," Mr Toni said.

He said climate records had tumbled over the past year.

Australia had its driest May on record, Perth had its wettest April on record, and Tasmania recorded its hottest ever temperature, according to Mr Toni.

He said climate extremes were affecting southern Australia in particular.

"This is consistent with climate modelling showing the southern states will feel the effects of climate change most severely," he said.

Mr Toni said if action was not taken, more volatile weather would be on the radar.

http://news.smh.com.au/national/big-chill-a-symptom-of-climate-chaos-20080901-46yx.html

There is a reason why they don't call it global warming anymore, "climate change" covers just about everything... by the way august was the month we had less sunspots in decades. But we all know that the sun has nothing to do with global temperature it's the CO2.

[Winston.]

1. First spotless month in a century.

Drop in solar activity has potential effect for climate on earth.

he sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted.

The event is significant as many climatologists now believe solar magnetic activity – which determines the number of sunspots -- is an influencing factor for climate on earth.

According to data from Mount Wilson Observatory, UCLA, more than an entire month has passed without a spot. The last time such an event occurred was June of 1913. Sunspot data has been collected since 1749.

When the sun is active, it's not uncommon to see sunspot numbers of 100 or more in a single month. Every 11 years, activity slows, and numbers briefly drop to near-zero. Normally sunspots return very quickly, as a new cycle begins.

more... http://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htm