I have coined the term “thermal backlash” in reference to the recent cooling of Earth since 2005 due to the interaction of carbon dioxide, water vapor and the Sun’s energy in the Earth’s atmosphere.
For details, see my updated version of this blog entry:
https://dalehusband.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/those-terrible-twins-of-climate-change-co2-and-h2o/
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