Good article. Here’s my summary of the weirdly out-of-place last paragraph:
“Sunspots cause changes in global temperature. But CO2 is more important! Why? Shut up!”
From 1645 to 1715, a period known as the Maunder Minimum, there were virtually no sunspots observed, indicating a “quiet” period in the sun’s activity. This period coincides with the height of a time known as the Little Ice Age,Al Gore scratches head.