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...that solar radiation from sunspots also has a great effect. “The sun is a great driving force to climate change,” Soon said in an interview with The Crimson yesterday, adding that most observed climate data could be explained by fluctuations in solar radiation. Sunspots??pockets of magnetism on the sun’s surface—generate high levels of energy, which then heat the Earth’s atmosphere. Soon told TG Daily that the lack of additional energy resulting from a decrease in sunspots is directly responsible for colder temperatures...

Author: By Eric W. Baum, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sunspots May Cause Climate Fluctuations | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

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