[redgolum]

What is the significance out of curiosity?

[rockprof]

High sunspot activity leads to increased coronal mass ejections which can fry satellites, disrupt radio communications, and even cause power outages.

[rockprof]

High sunspot activity leads to increased coronal mass ejections which can fry satellites, disrupt radio communications, and even cause power outages.

[Excellence]

The later it starts, the more likely the cycle will be weak, leading to less solar magnetic flares and interference with cosmic rays. Cosmic rays, according to a newer theory, bind hydrogen and oxygen molecules together in the lower atmosphere, creating aerosols (clouds) which block sunlight and lead to global cooling.

[justa-hairyape]

The major significance with this new predictive report is that NASA has changed from [Cycle 24 will be stronger then Cycle 23] to [Cycle 24 will probably not be stronger then Cycle 23]. That fact combined with a later start means that solar induced warming should not be occurring again until late 2008 at the earliest.