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What’s Wrong with the Lull in Sun’s Sunspot Activity?

Posted By Walter Schneider On July 16, 2008 @ 11:57 am In Climate Change | No Comments

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What’s Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing)

July 11, 2008: Stop the presses! The sun is behaving normally.

So says NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. “There have been some reports lately that Solar Minimum is lasting longer than it should. That’s not true. The ongoing lull in sunspot number is well within historic norms for the solar cycle.”….([1] Full Story)
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[2] Sunspots have some influence on weather and climate trends.
[3] Prolonged absence of sunspots is associated with much colder climate (e. g.: ice ages)

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[1] Full Story: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/11jul_solarcycleupdate.htm?list858098
[2] Sunspots have some influence on weather and climate trends: http://bruderheim-rea.ca/warming4.htm
[3] Prolonged absence of sunspots is associated with much colder climate: http://bruderheim-rea.ca/warming10.htm

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