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lynnvinc
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The scientists are well aware of the various factors that impact climate and CC. For instance solar radiation goes in high to low cycles over about an 11 year period. Here is a graph with the solar cycle and the warming. Notice how the warming & cooling somewhat track the solar cycle up about 1980, then around 1980 they diverge, which is due to the greenhouse effect becoming more predominant a factor.Has there been any research done on forces outside of the atmosphere that may have contributed to a lack of temperature stability?
http://icons.wxug.com/metgraphics/climate/facts/Solar_vs_Temp_basic.gif
There are other factors as well (like the elliptical orbits, etc), which scientists are also aware of, but none, except the increasing greenhouse effect can account for the current warming trend.
There is also the field of paleoclimatology that studies past climates and climate change, using these and other various factors to explain it.
It is a very interesting field.