Variations in the sun’s energy output have an impact on changes in Earth’s climate, Therefore, the sun has a significant role to play in the long-term and short-term “climate change.”

   “Climate Change” is a natural cycle that the Earth experiences. There are certain times in these cycles that cause heat waves and drought and there are also times within these cycles that cause hurricanes, excessive precipitation, hail, snow storms, and even volcanoes to erupt.

   To understand this better look up “the grand solar minimum.” I have read many articles on this subject (Thank you Richard) and they were amazing and full of really informative history of the Earth’s climate cycles.

   Orbital change is another natural occurrence that has caused major changes in the Earth’s climate. The Earth’s orbital tilt is said to vary between 22 and 25 degrees roughly every 41,000 years. Major scientific studies show Orbital Change is what transformed the Sahara from a fertile grassland to a desert. This shift in how the Earth circled the sun affected the amount of sunlight that the region of Africa received.

   The severity of the current climate change “crisis” has been blamed almost exclusively on man-made carbon-dioxide emissions and that the change is permanent. A recent study conducted by several universities as well as NASA point to an “inconvenient truth” – that neither of these statements is true.

   Antarctica’s climate was once warm enough to sustain substantial vegetation including trees. How warm? Some estimates place it at 20 degrees warmer than the present day. Temperatures have been estimated to reach as high as 45 degrees Fahrenheit and precipitation was several times higher than what the region currently experiences. This presents a problem for some of the current statements regarding climate change as humans weren’t around during this period. Also given that the region was once so warm and then returned to far chillier temperatures points to another potential problem – climate change appears to be a naturally recurring process and one that is CYCLICAL IN NATURE, There was a high point during the Miocene Era 16 million years ago. During this period the margins of Antarctica looked less like a polar desert and more like present-day Iceland. During this time many of the flora and fauna (plants and animals) we know today were around. Man, however, is a rather new player on the scene having appeared a mere 200,000 years ago.

   As with today’s warming trends, the chief suspect during this time was carbon dioxide. The current rate of increase for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will reach Miocene levels around the end of the century. The findings of this study are supported by other documented evidence that points to higher levels of carbon dioxide during the middle Miocene Epoch. Scientists do not know why the greenhouse gas was at such high levels during this period. So to interpret, the greenhouse gases were as bad (for a period of time)16 million years ago, as they are today. You know – before the human race.

   To add another point there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago, and this comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As a matter of fact, the deadliest natural disaster in American history remains the 1900 hurricane in the island city of Galveston, Tx. On September 8th, a category four hurricane descended on the town, destroying more than 3,600 buildings with winds surpassing 135 MPH. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, the death toll ranged from 6,000 to 12,000.

   1888 the great white hurricane on the east coast took more than 400 lives, On March 11th and 12th the blizzard dropped up to 4.2 feet of snow on Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New York. Snowdrifts buried housed and trains while fierce winds caused around 200 ships to flounder.