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The sun is still in a funk: sunspot numbers are dropping when they should be rising
watts up with that? ^
| March 2, 2012
| Anthony Watts
Posted on 03/03/2012 7:52:20 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: dalereed
The sun will show us who’s boss come Dec 21st 2012.
To: dalereed
With a star of the sun’s mass, when the hydrogen fusion really starts to slow down, the helium core sets up for ignition. That would not be good.
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posted on
03/03/2012 9:22:21 PM PST
by
Fred Hayek
(FUBO, the No Talent Pop Star pResident.)
To: Prospero
And more cosmic rays mean more high level clouds which reflect sun rays...
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
My knowledge of the science involved is, well, spotty, but I've been under the impression that sustained low sunspot activity continuing on into periodic cycles historically known to indicate a solar maximum means the likelihood of a very noteworthy coronal mass ejection greatly increases.
Actually, what knowledge I do have of sunspots was gained from obscure studies and related literature directed at revolutionaries, directing them to time their agitation to periods of high sunspot activity. It appears that social unrest correlates well with them. I found that odd and fascinating enough to pursue. Not much online that I'm aware, just scattered oblique references.
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03/03/2012 10:11:18 PM PST
by
Graewoulf
(( obama"care" violates the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND is illegal by the U.S. Constitution.))
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
That said, I would be dandy to live through a cold decade or two to completely bury the AGW theory and make 99% of people realize it is just a lie. I would gladly pay the price of cold winters and getting sick for a few years for that. So bring it on! Good to see we should get some short term cooling and here is hoping for a very speedy death to the support of AGW among the duped Sheeple. May they soon be awakened from their slumber I appreciate your sentiments however these AGW folks should already have more than enough evidence to discount their untenable assumptions.
Facts alone can't stop the stupid.
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posted on
03/03/2012 10:28:08 PM PST
by
infool7
(Thy will be done O Lord)
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
I would love to see all those arrogant Canadians buried under glaciers. The good Canadians can move South.
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posted on
03/03/2012 10:44:25 PM PST
by
ExpatGator
(I hate Illinois Nazis!)
To: JRandomFreeper
“CQ CQ CQ six meters.”
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As an avid DXer ( DXCC TOP OF THE HONOR ROLL), I lived for
the sunspot maximums.
Those days, however, are “Gone With the Wind”.
I now consider solar activity as the driving force in any climate changes.
If only the Goreons could find a way to get their money out of the sun, they could leave the rest of us alone.
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posted on
03/04/2012 2:29:47 AM PST
by
AlexW
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Sending to some weather buffs who can help me understand the science better. Very informative article but a bit over my head!
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posted on
03/04/2012 3:12:25 AM PST
by
wiggen
(The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Thanks for the post. Sunspot numbers in the teens last month was a good clue.
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03/04/2012 3:38:01 AM PST
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Techster
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; ...
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03/04/2012 5:41:32 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(FReep this FReepathon!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Not to worry.
Global warming is not caused by the sun.
</sarcasm>
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03/04/2012 7:51:31 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Government is the religion of the sociopaths.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AFPhys; Defendingliberty; TenthAmendmentChampion; SolitaryMan; ...
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03/04/2012 12:57:02 PM PST
by
steelyourfaith
(Expel the Occupy White House squatters !!!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Scary scenarios being developed. RE: "He also noted that the world cooled quickly between January last year and January this year, by about 0.7C."
To: RegulatorCountry
“It appears that social unrest correlates well with them. I found that odd and fascinating enough to pursue.”
I knew an old, eccentric geologist that had years ago done lots of studies in solar activity and climate and he developed cold-weather plants for crops. He also made the observation that when the solar cycle was low - the price of gold was high.
Too bad he died years ago to see his observations come through again.
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03/04/2012 2:55:23 PM PST
by
21twelve
To: hillarys cankles
That’ll be the day after our 32nd anniversary so we’ll either have had a good time or my wife will be mad at me for some reason ... either way I’ll be OK with it ... ;-)
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posted on
03/04/2012 3:27:51 PM PST
by
Tunehead54
(Nothing funny here ;-)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Interesting data, Earnest. I usually don’t pull data until the end of March after the winter is over, NOAA has cleaned up its review of hurricane data and SIDC posts their Annual Report.
That said, Looks like a very different sunspot minimum than what I have charted in my work thus far.
To: Paul Pierett
Keep the good work going.
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