"clay" wrote in message
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And the temperature of the Sun has gone up, and so (possibly) has the
tempurature of Mercury. So what exactly it seems, is the point?

looking at the graph, it appears that there is a similar pattern from low
to high from 1960 to now, as there was about the period from 1910 to where
it peaks (almost the same as now) around 1948. And then it begins a
definite downward trend for the next 25 years or so. So how do they assume
that the trend will continue to climb from this point in time on?

any ideas or basis on why the dramatic drop right after 1948?

ca


That was about the time that the "Cold" war started.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Cliff's posts are a lot more entertaining after
you've downed a bottle of Smirnoff Ice.

Steve.