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In reply to the discussion: German Scientific Study Predicts Global Cooling till 2030 [View all]intaglio
(8,170 posts)10. This post is idiocy
Dr Theodore Landscheidt died in 2004 so this is not new. He was an astrologer and not a climate scientist, his opinion is largely touted by the exceptionally right wing Heartlands Institute
It has been debunked numerous times. Below is a link that is one of many a simple Google search finds
Climate myths: Global warming is down to the Sun, not humans
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According to solar physicists, the sun emitted a third less energy about 4 billion years ago and has been steadily brightening ever since. Yet for most of this time, Earth has been even warmer than today, a phenomenon sometimes called the faint sun paradox. The reason: higher levels of greenhouse gases trapping more of the sun's heat.
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An astrologer who thought cosmic rays were responsible for Stalin and Hitler's power.
greyl
Mar 2012
#1
Another ice age? I predict lots of famine from lack of sun. Oh, well, you can't win.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#4
Maybe you haven't kept up with the news - the integration of Russian data
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2012
#25
Of all the stupid denier crap, that is one of the most uninformed examples there is
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2012
#29