In later years, when he and his colleagues had pushed climate change, and in particular greenhouse warming, on to the agenda, people keen to ensure a lack of action made much of his about-face over cooling, preferring to accuse him of modish inconsistency than to see him as someone who had worked to improve his models, and as a result had changed his mind.
Scafetta predicts that there will be steady but moderate cooling over the next 20 to 30 years (more or less).
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The drop appeared to be the result of cooling tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
Whether it succeeds in cooling an over-heating market remains to be seen.
"We now have to face the hard facts that the attempt to carry through a quick cooling-down over seven days has failed, " said Larsen.
The nuclear power plant's cooling towers still loom over the farms and small towns that line Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River.
Neither is significant compared to the known global variations in temperature over geologic time, though any cooling still contradicts the AGW hypothesis.
Recent economic indicators had suggested the economy was cooling sufficiently to reduce concerns over inflation, and hence fears of further interest rate rises.
The forecast in that state, like in many others through the Midwest, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic region, calls for slightly cooling Monday, compared to over the weekend.
The forecasters base their prediction on the cooling of the Atlantic Ocean over the past several months and the increased chances of an El Nino, or warming of Pacific waters, over this year's hurricane season.
In general, there was a slow cooling of 0.6 degrees Celsius over the earlier period.
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And while surface stations show slight warming for its Western Peninsula, temperatures over most of the continent have been stable or cooling since 1960.
It is extremely difficult to measure weather consistently over decades and centuries, but the presence of sites reporting cooling is a symptom of the local variations that can creep in, according to researchers.
The glaze is applied to a fired stoneware vessel, which is then fired again in a repeated cycle of six stages of heating and cooling where precise temperatures matter a great deal: either over- or under-firing will spoil the effect.
From late-June to mid-September, crude oil prices surged 28.9% despite an oversupplied market and cooling demand as the global economy slowed, supposedly on fears over a possible conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Cooling down in the lake, and then watching the sun setting over the dunes while soaking in a hot spring is a surreal experience.
But when sun spot activity is low, a condition that can sometimes persist over decades and longer, the increased cosmic ray bombardment produces more cloud cover, hence cooling influences.
Mr Bush is not alone in feeling relieved that the dispute is over, for now (the lockout could resume if no new contract agreement is signed during the cooling-off period).
High-end fashion label Hugo Boss plans to open about 60 new stores in China's mainland over the next three years, just as growth in the country's luxury sector seems to be cooling off.
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