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Tom in Florida says:
Although the solar effect on the North Atlantic Oscillation explains only a few percent of the total variance,
Say what? So the solar effect is very, very small. But we already knew that.
Will we see an obvious call for more funding for the authors?
Oh yeah, there it is:
There is still a long way to go, for successful and reliable long-term forecasts up to a decade. Nevertheless, for successful predictions it is important to include solar fluctuations, Professor Matthes concludes.