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The web site you point to is advocating that we study one particular arctic climatic event from the early 20th century as part of the International Polar Year. Whether such a research project merits funding is not for me to say.
But it is simply not relevant to this thread, which discusses the effect (or lack of effect) of solar changes on the last 30 years of global warming--including arctic warming and more.
The conclusion of the paper I cite is that solar changes would lead to global cooling. The fact we are seeing warming suggests that other factors are more important and human production of CO2 is certainly the prime candidate.
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