Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 06/29/2008 8:48:08 AM PDT by dascallie
http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/?id=6950
Will Earth's Future Be a FROZEN One? 27-Jun-2008
...rather than a hot one? -
The future? The disappearance of sun spots was the hot topic at a recent international solar conference held at Montana State University. For the past two years, the sun has undergone a phase of relative inactivity, meaning usual solar phenomena such as sun flares, sun spots, and solar eruptions have all but disappeared. "It's a dead face," researcher Saku Tsuneta says of the solar surface. Tsuneta is with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and was one of the participants at the MSU conference The good news is that without such intense solar activity disruptions to space technology and even our beloved gadgets here on earth have been minimal. While this provides some relief to those of us whose cell phones dropped calls at the tiniest solar flare, scientists are concerned that this means bigger things to come for Earth's climate.
Dana Longcope, a solar physicist at MSU, explains that the sun generally runs on an 11-year cycle and that there is usually a minimum of activity as the cycles change. The last cycle peak was in 2001 and the next cycle is predicted to peak around 2012. The sun is now as inactive as it was two years ago, and scientists aren't sure why. Some have even suggested that the inactivity portents the beginning of a new ice age.
Geophysicist Phil Chapman, the first Australian NASA astronaut, confirms that there are indeed no sun spots currently on the solar surface. He also notes that the earth has cooled by about 0.7 degrees Celsius between January 2007 and January 2008, and says, "This is the fastest temperature change in the instrumental record, and it puts us back to where we were in 1930."
Oleg Sorokhtin, a fellow at the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, is also certain that it's an indication of a coming cooling period. He warns that climate change caused by man is "a drop in the bucket" compared to the fierce cold that can inactive solar phases can bring.
In fact, 350 years ago, the sun experienced its longest recorded period of inactivity lasting over 50 years. During the same period, approximately 1650-1700, the earth experienced a "mini" ice age. Some scientists maintain that this was only a coincidence, but others are not as sure.
Dr. Sorokhtin's advice: "Stock up on fur coats."
You know I read somewhere that the equator used to be the polar ice caps and vice versa. I wonder if the volcanoes under the ice caps had anything to do with it or if it was a major asteroid cause it to spin?
We are arrogant to think that we have so much control over climate....but that kind-of arrogance is part of the liberal nature.
Story not to be seen in the msm. It goes against what they want you to think.
Finally, some scientist reports what I experience.
I’m freezing out here in California this morning. Must be that Glo-bull Warming.
Climate is a new thing.
If it starts to get cold, we can get that blowhard alGore to spread his hot air.
I am beginning ti tire of worrying about the future of America, and Earth. I think the nuts, and Dims, have won. Since I believe we are about to see a huge decline in society, I have decided to enjoy today, and let the future be what it will.
Wacky weather indeed...We had 100 yesterday and it is supposed to hit 94 today. Of course next week the temperature should revert to the mean.
Does it really matter? None of us or probably our next 10 generations will be alive anyway.
Me too! Its anti liberal but very very sensible.
I agree. There seems to be a fad with constantly worrying about things that are out of our control. Like you, I’m done with it too. I have enough angst in my life without taking on something like “climate.” Too old for that nonsense.
Only to the degree of continental drift moving continents from lower latitudes to higher ones. The poles have always been colder than the equator.
How right you are, sir, how right you are....
Art Bell talks about the earths axis turning.
Ooohh, thanks. I must have misunderstood what they meant. It wouldn’t be the first time. Of course having three kids saying “mama mama mama” every 10 minutes doesn’t help the ole concentration.
And there is another in your ranks - me.
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