For those of a truly objective persuasion these facts can only point to a number of conclusions: Either this whole idea of Global Warming is an inelaborate hoax, or there is something that hasn't been fully considered. In this most recent of cases that something could well be Solar activity. We are now in a prolonged - some would say over prolonged spell of Solar inactivity - and though this corresponds to the well established Solar minimum, in its 11 year cycle, it is a matter of record that this particular low has caused concern in certain circles, leading some to believe there may be something wrong with the Sun; that perhaps it is entering into another less beneficial (as it concerns us) period of stellar activity.
In simple language it means that stars like our Sun go through various stages of growth, and much like humans this growth is relative to age. Effectively our Sun is in middle age, but there is no telling when it may develop the symptoms of a star in decline: just like a human that is past their prime. The difficulty is that when our Sun exhibits unpredictable periods, even a very slight fluctuation has a massive impact here on Earth.
But if this latest hyper cold spell were indeed to be Solar induced then where is the evidence? Here we need only look at the evidence we see from recent Solar Flare activity, or rather the lack of it. The plain truth is that since the very beginning of this cold snap Solar Flare activity has been low to almost non existent. The chart below illustrates this very forcefully, and you don't have to be an expert in Solar physics to appreciate the difference between that and the chart below it, which shows average Solar flare activity during the last Solar maximum when talk of Global Warming was at a peak.
To us it seems obvious that Solar flare activity is a prime factor in driving temperatures here on Earth, and example after example are beginning to confirm this. After all when you turn up the fire the room gets warmer, and the opposite is also true. So how is it so hard to accept that when the Sun tones down its activity the Earth gets a little colder, and when it flares up again (quite literally) we get conditions that are mistaken for human induced temperature changes.
Fact is that the Sun is our fire and main source of energy, in this room we call Earth that is our home. Without it planet Earth would be very cold indeed and incapable of supporting life of any sort. So lets be clear: The Sun is our thermostat that regulates how hot or cold we get.
