By the way, this data and the release of it comes from the 97% consensus that a certain person always rants about here on Newsvine.

The world stopped getting warmer almost 16 years ago, according to new data released last week.

The figures, which have triggered debate among climate scientists, reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012, there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures.

Over 2000 low temperature records set in the U.S. today

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/10/14/is-this-what-global-warming-looks-like-over-2000-new-low-temperature-records-set-in-october/

What would be the practical impact of a cooling world vs a warming world.

Lots worse, millions died regularly during the little ice age when crops failed.