This is a link to University of Oulu’s Cosmic Ray data site. This site provides long term trend data of neutron counts which are proportional to galactic cosmic rays (GCR). This is a link to a request for data from Jan. 1, 2001 to March 10, 2008. The neutron counts, as shown in the plot of the data, have increased roughly 12% in the last two years, which is due to the reduction in the solar heliosphere.

http://cosmicrays.oulu.fi/Request.dl...=00&mR=00&PD=1

If this link does not work, go directly to the University of Oulu site set start at “Jan 1, 2001 and end to Jan. 2008.

http://cosmicrays.oulu.fi/

As noted in the comments above, according to the solar modulation of cloud hypothesis, a reduction in solar wind bursts which has recently occurred will result in less electroscavenging. As electroscavenging removes cloud forming ions, this change should result in more planetary clouds.

In addition as solar cycle 24 has failed to start there is a weaker solar heliosphere. Due to the weaker solar heliosphere there are now 12% more GCR striking the earth's upper atmosphere which should also create more cloud forming ions, particularly over the oceans which are ion poor.

Based on the hypothesis, less electroscavenging and more GCR should result in more clouds over the oceans, which are ion poor. An increase in planetary clouds should cool the planet. (This is a link to a paper that explains the electroscavenging mechanism and the GCR mechanisms.)

http://www.utdallas.edu/physics/pdf/Atmos_060302.pdf

This is a link to noaa ocean surface data. As the data shows, the planet's oceans have started to cooled. It will be interesting to see what happens next.

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/climo.html