This is no certainty, but depending how things play out, we might see a short-term but serious dip in world temperatures:
In a cosmically ironic twist of fate and timing, nature may be set to empirically freeze any and all anthropogenic global warming talk: a blast of Arctic cold may encase the earth in an icy grip not seen for 200 years.
This is not alarmist fantasy or 2012 babble—several natural forces that are known to cause cooling are awakening simultaneously, raising speculation of a “perfect storm” of downward pressures on global temperature. These forces let loose one at a time can cause the Earth to cool and can bring about harsh winter conditions. If they all break free at once, the effects could be felt not just in the coming winter, but year-round, and for several years to come.
Read the whole thing for the details. As you can probably guess, we should all be watching Iceland’s volcanoes very closely.
The irony of this is almost too much.
Still – as with all futurist predictions, I think I need more data.
Eh, I wouldn't go so far as to call it a prediction—merely a statement of possibility. But the irony would be overpowering, yes. 🙂