NASA reports that in 2011 the Earth had the ninth warmest surface temperature since 1880. Although 1880 was a freakishly warm year, nine of the ten warmest years occurred after 2000. From 2005-2010 solar activity was low; however, the surface of the Earth still absorbed more heat than it emitted back into space. This can only mean one thing. Global warming is our fault, and we have not made enough efforts to reduce our expenditure of global energy.

James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies said, “The fact that we still see a positive imbalance despite the prolonged solar minimum isn't a surprise given what we've learned about the climate system. But it's worth noting because this provides unequivocal evidence that the sun is not the dominant driver of global warming,"

For many, it may not be surprising that global warming is our fault and question who would contest this.

In report by the New York Times, there are “sitting members of the United States Congress, who doubt the existence of human influence on the climate and ridicule international efforts to deal with it.”

NASA has a list of ten factors that serve as evidence that global warming is a serious issue, and hopefully this finding will change the minds of some who have placed the blame on the sun.

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