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Our Lazy Solar Dynamo — Hello Dalton Minimum?
tetrahedrassface writes "Solar maximum is supposed to be occurring, and everything from satellite communications to your toaster or radio could be affected. The only problem is that this just isn't happening, and NASA continues to revise downward the original prediction. In fact, the new forecast for Solar Cycle 24 is a lot smaller, and is now pegged at almost 40% of what was previously predicted. Recently, two scientists at the National Solar Observatory have followed the lead of a prominent Russian scientist, who almost five years ago forecast a dearth of sunspots and the subsequent cooling of Earth for the next several cycles. With Britain currently experiencing the coldest winter in over 300 years, and no new sunspots for the last week, are we heading for a Dalton Minimum, or worse still, yet another Maunder?"
I'm sure Al will set you straight!
"Computers are a lot like Air Conditioners" "They both work great until you start opening Windows"
Why do you trust scientists in other areas, but act like a medieval villager when it comes to climate research?
I don't trust scientists in other areas. If it's important, I verify. If you trust scientists only because they are scientists, there is a word for that: faith. And in that case it is you who are acting like a medieval villager.
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