Global warming and solar actvities

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The discussion centers on the causes of global warming, specifically debating the roles of pollution versus solar activity. The IPCC asserts that solar activity has a minimal impact compared to CO2 emissions from human activities. Some participants argue that variations in solar output could significantly influence Earth's temperature, citing observations of warming on other planets as supporting evidence. However, this view is controversial and largely disputed, with many believing human activity is the primary driver of climate change. The conversation reflects ongoing uncertainty and differing opinions on the factors contributing to global warming.
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Hi,
I am new here, and I have a question about the Global warming.
do you think the global warming is caused mostly by pollution or solar activities of our sun ?!

cheers
-Amir
 
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Controversial issue this. Ask the IPCC they will say absolutely not, solar activity only plays a very minor role compared to CO2. I've always thought that the variation in the suns output must play a more significant role than they are letting on, as the sun is the only mechanism that heats up the Earth in the first place. And there has been a few observations of global warming on other planets in the solar system that i have collected before, as they seemed an interesting observation;

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/pluto_warming_021009.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060504_red_jr.html
http://www.tmgnow.com/repository/solar/lassen1.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980526052143data_trunc_sys.shtml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...18.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/07/18/ixnewstop.html
http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/092897/study.htm
http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/3434This is however holtly disputed, most people think that it is purely due to human activity. I'm still undecided.
 
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This is still in doubt. In the Little Ice Age, the Sun was in tired condition then the Earth was very cold at the time.
 

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