The Earth is currently going through a global warming phase.

I will correct my opponent's mistakes in order.1.)My opponent claims, " It clearly says 'the annual mean air temperature… can be 1 – 3 degree C.' Since the global warming debate is about the average temperature, that is the only data that matters"This is irrelevant, we are not talking about a mean error, we are talking about a mean temperature change, which the heat island effect throws off. The average heat island effect means nothing, it's the errors that are throwing off the readings.Using the pie chart from my last round we see that the average Error is over 2°C, which is poor, with 6.2% having an error of more than 5°C. Under 1°C is good, and under 2°C is fair. Only 7.9% of surface temperature readings are unusable, and the other 92.1% are worthless. Further more my opponent's source did not give an accurate Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion. According to NOAA's online converter (http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov... ) 2°C = 35.6°FSo the average error is greater than 35.6°F3.) My opponent said, "The one that is out three, my opponent claims is out 11, because the x-axis stops at 2000, however that data continues until 2008."I will give him that, but sadly part of the chart is over 2°C off. 4.) The drop after 2007 is not just a La Nina, the resaon for cooling and warming is envirmental. When the climate starts warming, it's due to a increase in solar activity.When the climate starts cooling it's due to an increase in volcanic activity, and a decease in solar activity, which has been frequent lately. Climatologist Cliff Harris & Meteorologist Randy Mann created a chart showing that we are currently in a cooling period which they suspect will reach it's peak in 2019, afterwards it will begin to get warmer again. 5.)My opponent claims, "Atmospheric temps line up with surface temps"This is wrong, and my above chart comparison proves this.6.) My opponent claims I was selecting graphs, and claimed this was a "Atmosphere is complex"My opponent obviouslly didn't look at my 1st 2 graphs, in which I identified the different trends between the Tropospheric temperatures and the Stratospheric Temperatures.If I was to use Stratospheric tempatures my charts would be much colder than they currently are.7.)The reason I did not adress everything my opponent has said, was because his arguement was so disorganized and jumbled it was hard to adress everything in order, without degrading the quality of the debate. I find Quality is better than Quantity.8.) My opponent claims my graphs have nothing to do with the debate. He is wrong, my maps show a cooling trent, after a stacis trend. Further more, contrary to popular belief the Glaciers are increasing in overall mass by ~5cm per year , while decreasing in area due to warm coastal waters. The reason why the ice is decreasing in Area despite increasing in mass, is because of the Thermohaline Circulation. Now back to my above graph, which explains climate change. As you can see Climate change is caused by low Solar activity, and high volcanic activity.We have had an increase in volcanic activity. http://greengoddesslove.wordpress.com...And we have had a decrease in Solar Activity http://meteolcd.wordpress.com...This leads to a decrease in Global Temperature.