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In addition, research studies in just the past couple of decades have found a complicated relationship between solar activity, cosmic rays, and clouds on Earth. This research suggests that in times of low solar activity where solar winds are typically weak; more cosmic rays reach the Earth’s atmosphere which, in turn, has been found to lead to an increase in certain types of clouds that can act to cool the Earth.

Let me get this straight. When the sun puts out less radiation, the earth is not as warm? Is this 2nd grade science?

Solar radiation and the solar activity associated with sunspots, CMEs, flares, etc, are two different things. This type of solar activity is MAGNETIC in nature. The SA vs Earth temps relationship is not a direct one. See my earlier posts for an explanation.

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Actually, just read again the paragraph you quoted:

“In addition, research studies in just the past couple of decades have found a complicated relationship between solar activity, cosmic rays, and clouds on Earth. This research suggests that in times of low solar activity where solar winds are typically weak; more cosmic rays reach the Earth’s atmosphere which, in turn, has been found to lead to an increase in certain types of clouds that can act to cool the Earth.”

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Don’t know about the rest of you, but here in the Northeast US, we’ve had the coldest winter and spring in a very long time.