Okay, that was a long way to go for a clever title, but you get my drift.

I thought it was just me, but apparently one Lorne Gunter of Canada’s National Post has noticed the same thing I have. Namely that there have been a string of stories about new skeptics of the AGW theory. These seem to have synced up with a string of stories about record low temperatures, record snowfall, and other indications that Global Warming is cooling off. Read the article for the details, but he leads in with this:

Still, the number of climate change skeptics is growing rapidly. Because a funny thing is happening to global temperatures — they’re going down, not up.

I’ve heard this and seen some small graphs to imply this to be the case, but the graph included in the article is the clearest yet. I’ve included it here to reinforce the point.

So, tell me again, folks. What exactly were we supposed to be worried about? Is it time for me to sell my SPF 100 lotion and buy a parka?