Guest commentary by Raimund Muscheler [note: this is a restore (8/8/05) of an article from August 3, 2005 that was accidentally deleted due to a technical glitch. Unfortunately, most of the comments could not be retrieved. We sincerely apologize to our readers!] The solar influence on climate is a controversial topic in climate research (see … Continue reading Did the Sun hit record highs over the last few decades?