I would like to remind you that in the 1970s scientists also told us we were entering a time of global cooling. I guess some cant decide. These same scientsts referred to the same graphs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_cooling
Global cooling was a conjecture during the 1970s of imminent cooling of the Earth's surface and atmosphere culminating in a period of extensiveglaciation. This hypothesis had little support in the scientific community, but gained temporary popular attention due to a combination of a slight downward trend of temperatures from the 1940s to the early 1970s and press reports that did not accurately reflect the full scope of the scientific climate literature,
Even the same press reported it to some extent. Its not a one day story from one pseudo scientist. It had some backing. Im not claiming all but it had enough to be reasonably popular. Again popularity in the media is not proof of anything.