What Happened to Climate Change?

Recent data concerning solar irradiance, the amount of power produced by the sun that reaches the top of each square meter of Earth's atmosphere, has led to a greater understanding of how variations of solar activity affect Earth's global temperature. Results from the NASA Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) show that the sun is undergoing a prolonged solar minimum which researchers believe to be a factor in decreased global temperatures in 2011. Along with these results, which show a measured irradiance lower than previous measurements indicated, the ongoing La Ni\~{n}a is a significant factor in the decrease in global surface temperatures. This presentation will focus on a review of current articles and research on the impact of solar cycles as well as other factors contributing to models of global climate change.