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Solar Cycle 24 Has Started

Posted by Soulskill on from the tell-me-where-the-flare-is dept.

radioweather writes "Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle. As of Friday, that wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot emerged on the surface of the sun. Just a few months ago, an 'All Quiet Alert' had been issued for the sun. This reversed-polarity sunspot marks the beginning of the sun's return back to Solar Maximum. Solar Cycle 24 has been the subject of much speculation due to competing forecasts on whether it will be a highly active or a quiet low cycle. If it is a low cycle, it may very well be a test of validity for some CO2 based global warming theories. Only time will tell."

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  1. Re:discredit global warming theories? no way by ehrichweiss · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "I am constantly disheartened when AIDS dissent gets lumped in with 9-11 conspiracy theories."

    Why!?!? They both contain the same amount of bullshit. I've got plenty of friends who would be glad to help you prove that HIV doesn't cause AIDS; you can share some needles with them or the like and later write to us and explain to us how the government slipped AIDS into your milk or the like.

    If you'd heard all the asinine "causes" of AIDS I heard in the 1980's, you'd see why we're fine with using Occam's Razor in your case as well.

    Just out of curiosity, are you a vegan/vegetarian?(no flame intended...I'm truly curious though I won't tell you why without an answer)

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  2. Re:discredit global warming theories? no way by gnuman99 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Many fish will grow larger in Northern and Southern lakes and more habitual land will result. Maybe even in time ferns will once again grow in Alaska.

    Your mom dropped you on your head a few too many times? That's the only explanation for your shortsighted and illogical statement above.

  3. Re:discredit global warming theories? no way by angel'o'sphere · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Do you have any proof for your claims?

    Only some idiots in the USA deny man made global warming. The rest of the world agrees it is happening right now.

    Everybody knows that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. More CO2 -> higher temperature, plain simple.

    angel'o'sphere

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