Why can’t they see the bigger picture?
There are two different phenomena at work here and they are trying to find one explanation.
The number of sun spots is a function of the polarity strength of the sun. Increased polarity causes less sunspots.
The energy hitting earth is a function of the earth’s magnetosphere which gets weaker as the earth’s dipole field weakens. Weaker magnetosphere, less shielding, yields increased earth radiation.
I haven’t been following this very close as I did 25 years ago, but the big question is, “Is the sun’s polarity field in opposition to the earth’s polarity field?” We know the turbulence created when we shove two magnet similar poles together.
Absolutely, there are about 6 influences or more all happening at the same time in a cycle. Trying to limit depth of scope to just one cause has been the mistake of even the most intelligent of men. There are not only many influences, but there are the unseen, unknown, and the unpredictable.
Accidents happen. And we are an entity wobbling and corkscrewing though the universe at 514,000 mph to complete a galactic year.
THIS is astronomical in just concept alone, even without any other small “local” factors in our solar system stacked on top to tip the scale... list is is huge, it is totally incomprehensible to most...
It is absolutely scary as hell once you do get it... lol