yes, we got a blast of cold air. the fact that it took this long, and is this intense, is consistent with it being the end of it for the next ten years or so.

as we enter the next solar cycle, which may be our last chance to reverse climate change, the science underlying the relation between the sun and the greenhouse effect is going to exit the bounds we currently understand. we should start seeing tipping points assert themselves, and feedback cycles kick in. 

we have to act very fast, or it's over.

and, it's probably too late.