The sun has ‘reached solar minimum’ and its surface is ominously calm

MetroUK ^ | 06/04/2019

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Interesting, that.

The upper-Midwest is experiencing one of the coldest and wettest Springs in recent memory.
And my memory reaches back to 1963.

[BenLurkin]

The pinkos in the so-called “news” media have a lock-step agenda.

[be-baw]

From the article:

“The most famous Coronal Mass Ejection occurred in 1859 and caused a geomagnetic storm called the ‘Carrington Event’ as a pulse of charged particles bombarded Earth’s magnetosphere.

“If this happened today, the results would be devastating.

“In April, Nasa wrote: ‘The Carrington Event compressed the Earth’s magnetic field so violently that currents were created in telegraph wires so great that many wires sparked and gave telegraph operators shocks.

“‘Were a Carrington-class event to impact the Earth today, speculation holds that damage might occur to global power grids and electronics on a scale never yet experienced.’”

If I understand correctly we have just begun the solar minimum cycle that will last approximately 11 years. So, in 2030, we may be at risk of getting hit by another Carrington-class event that could create havoc with our electric and electronic systems. We’re doomed. We’re so dependent on wireless communication and data transfer, if there was a major disruptive event, then everything on earth could come to a standstill.

[GSWarrior]

I blame the NRA.

[DannyTN]

Is it time to nuke the sun?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: Eruptions from the face of our star are called ‘prominences’ ::

Stay away! Unclean! Unclean!
-h/t Leviticus

[BenLurkin]

High 90s yesterday (and probably today) here at the locale of my hovel. But that’s to be expected.

[freebird5850]

See you on 6m!

[RayChuang88]

Notice how the maximum level of the Solar Max is dropping. This means we may be headed towards another Maunder Minimum situation on the Sun, and that would be a disaster for Earth's agriculture as we have shorter growing seasons worldwide.

[JBW1949]

Just what exactly is “ominous” about this???????

[chiller]

As long as I've been watching solar activity (much via FR for 20 years) there has been discussion of low sunspot activity. Me thinks the 11 year cycling was non-existant last time which is why there has been virtually no warming for 18+ years.

I'd put money on cooling before I'd bet on warming. We'll know if and when solar activity perks up.

[Ancesthntr]

“Be a good time to land there.”

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AOC said that the best time to land is at night.

[dinodino]

Better to land at night, so it won’t be so hot for the astronauts...

[Georgia Girl 2]

So true. We are likely entering a mini ice age similar to what was going on during the American revolution and not ending til after 1814.

Right now in Atlanta we are having a cool spring.

[newfreep]

If I understand correctly we have just begun the solar minimum cycle that will last approximately 11 years.

So AOC was correct - in 12 years globull warming will hit us and destroy the earth.

Gosh darn, that AOC sure is a smart gal.

[TnTnTn]

Looking at the graph the last 3 maximums have been strongly decreasing......the wooly mammoths are coming!

[Larry Lucido]

It ain’t the heat, it’s the humidity!

[MrEdd]

Hey!

You can’t post that without a picture of AOC.
Protocol.

[be-baw]

Well, I’ll be darned. Good point!

[Red Badger]

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