[GreyFriar]

And this means: hotter, cooler, or no change in earth’s temperature?

[texmexis best]

Cooler and probably wetter.

[azhenfud]

I am only guessing, but it appears the Supreme Power that Is may be turning the microwave down to 3 or 4 from the 4 or 5 setting that upset Al Gore so terribly.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Pick one, it's still “climate change”; and that means you need: cap-and-trade, drilling bans, higher gas prices, and curly light bulbs. Oh, and you also need to burn food for fuel.

[Robert A Cook PE]

And this means: hotter, cooler, or no change in earth’s temperature?

Well, we don't know. (And anybody who pretends to know, doesn't know they don't know.)

The solar cycle 24 predictions were ORIGINALLY (back in 2006-2008 timeframe) predicted to peak in 2011-2012 (Yes, that means right about now!) between 150 - 170. Now, that same solar cycle 24 “might” peak in 2013-2014 at less than 60.

What does it mean for temperatures?

We don't know. Last time the solar sunspot count and solar flux were this low for this long for three consecutive sunspot cycles - which might be cycles 24-25-26, we experienced the Maunder Minimum and extremely low temperatures for almost 70+ years.