Can the Sun Save Us from Global Warming? (Low Sunspot Activity)

Belfast Telegraph ^ | 12/5/2007 | Dr. David Whitehouse

[free_for_now]

The sun today at 4pm EST. Note the absence of sunspots.

A Picture from a different source showing lots of sunspot activity.

[Bulwinkle]

FROM NASA:

“March 6, 2006:
February 2006 was the first month in almost ten years with mostly no sunspots. For 21 of February’s 28 days, the sun was blank. Hathaway expects this situation to continue for the rest of 2006.”

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/06mar_solarminimum.htm

[Captain Pike]

Obviously something affecting climate is more powerful than any projections of AGW. Scientists have only guesses about the causes of the Ice Age cycles. Without understanding those, then they don’t understand the climate.

[rightinthemiddle]

Yup, the Left loves this issue.

If the Earth warms, they’ll say “see, we told you” and demand more action.

If the Earth cools, they’ll say “see, it worked” and demand that we continue action.

If things stay the same, “see, it can work” and demand continued action.

Meanwhile, the march to erase capitalism and equalize the world continues.

[Neenah]

On the radio today, I heard that the stupid GLOBAL WARMING IDIOTS are proposing that the JEWS ( today is Hanukkah), should LIGHT ONE LESS CANDLE ON THE MENORAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeppers ! THAT will do it !

SAVE THE PLANET ! LIGHT ONE LESS CANDLE ON THE MENNORAH !

Stop the madness !!

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[Dad was my hero]

LMAO! thanks for the laugh.

[steelyourfaith]

~~ AGW™ ping~~

[dangus]

I’d sure like to see that surface temperature v solar irradiance chart carried past the late 1990s, seeing as how the Sea-Surface Temperatures peaked in 1998.

[r-q-tek86]

ping

[r-q-tek86]

might be of interest to you

[steveab]

DIDO
I wounder if grant money was involved?

[justa-hairyape]

That Cosmic Ray Flux Chart is amazing. Real time affects.

[justa-hairyape]

Some members of the Russian Academy of Sciences say we may be at the start of a period like that seen between 1790 and 1820, a minor decline in solar activity called the Dalton Minimum. They estimate that the Sun's reduced activity may cause a global temperature drop of 1.5C by 2020. This is larger than most sensible predictions of man-made global warming over this period.

This prediction was probably based on the expectation that Solar Cycle 25 would be the first major weak one. Not Solar Cycle 24, which is now developing as a weak one. So the estimate of a 1.5C drop by 2020, will probably now occur much sooner then expected.

[Nowhere Man]

Great, no more DX on 6 meters. B-P

[Don W]

This is larger than most sensible predictions of man-made global warming over this period.

I haven't seen a SINGLE, "SENSIBLE" prediction of MANMADE gloBULL warming yet!

[Thickman]

SGW™ ping (Solar Global Warming)

[Bulwinkle]

[IMG]http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/community/2007/mdi_sunspots.jpg[/IMG]
Image courtesy of NASA. You can track sunspot activity on a daily basis right here.

After a period of very high solar activity (high numbers of sunspots) in the 20th century, our sun has suddenly gone exceptionally quiet, according to astronomer Dr. David Whitehouse.

We are currently at the end of one cycle of activity and astronomers keep waiting for the sunspots to return and mark the start of the next cycle 24, but so far there has been no sign of that returning anytime soon.
http://global-warming.accuweather.com/2007/12/

[Bulwinkle]

Ooops tried to include image..didn’t work.
here’s photo link
http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/community/2007/mdi_sunspots.jpg