Scientists predict rare ‘hibernation’ of sunspots
According to three studies released in the United States on Tuesday, experts believe the familiar sunspot cycle may be shutting down and heading toward a pattern of inactivity unseen since the 17th century. … Experts are now probing whether this period of inactivity could be a second Maunder Minimum, which was a 70-year period when hardly any sunspots were observed between 1645-1715, a period known as the “Little Ice Age.”
On the one hand, the article compares the theorized coming solar slowdown to the Little Ice Age; on the other hand, the article says that nothing of the kind will happen, thanks to evil Republicans and their SUV’s.
Another article on the same topic:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/ice_age/
Ice skating on the Thames by 2025?
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Yeah the last time the sun did things like this was just before the little ice age started. Take that global warming fans – the ice comes for you!!!
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Al Gore Was Wrong ?!? The inventor of the Internet can’t be ….incorrect…..
AS Glen Reynolds pointed out over on “Instapundit”, shades of “Fallen Angels” and/or “The Last Centruion”. What’s scary is that a lot of the precursor events for both novels do appear to be occurring.
Quick! Someone needs to build an SSTO so Gary Hudson can hide it.