Regional changes should not be used to validate or invalidate global changes unless there are very good scientific reasons for doing so. These are objective measurements made on an international basis. I think it is worth pointing out that NASA satellites failed to detect the ozone hole, although it was there in the data once they looked for it. It must be realised that almost by definition satellites use cutting edge technology which is very difficult to use for detecting long term changes. Each new sensor tends to be different and makes measurements in a different way.
Satellites are very good for getting a global view of what is going on 'now'.
It is true that the majority of climatologists do not consider solar variation as a factor in their models. This does not invalidate the models or the predictions, but it does make interpreting past climate and predicting future climate more uncertain. Finally it does not really matter whether the predictions of global warming are right or wrong. What is undeniable is that we are using up resources, which have a finite lifetime, in a wastefull and thoughtless fashion. This is what needs to change.