Sunspot Activity at 8,000-Year High

SPACE.com ^ | 27 October 2004 | Robert Roy Britt

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The list of discarded theories is almost endless.

The luminiferous ether, imbalance of the humors as causing disease (and the collary use of bleeding and leechs), geocentric universe, intellectual acumen of Bill Clinton, ect.

Other than published pictures of the Earth from space, what direct evidence do you have that the Earth is not flat?

[Mr. Brightside]

In reality, the word infer is somewhere means something between concluding, generalizing and guessing.

Often its a combination of all three.

I would not have had a problem with that first sentence if it was not stated as "Scientists believe that sunspots have been more common in the past seven decades than at any time in the last 8,000 years..."

BTW, the meteorologist "inferred" last week that we in Michigan were going to have the biggest snow storm in 30 years. Care to hear how that "inference" went?

[Valin]

They were hiding under the bed, but I've moved them into the closet.

[Wake75]

And therefore...

SUV's cause sunspots.

glock rocks you are so wise in the ways of science!

/python

[HighWheeler]

"Am I the only one who doubts that we humans have been recording sunspot activity for 8000 years?"


I am always amazed when I read a post made by someone who OBVIOUSLY hasn't read the article. Sheeesh.

[B.O. Plenty]

Oh...I don't know about that. Bush can do a lot of things you know, but I think he just might be too dumb to do this. Stuff like this needs a real brain....like Cheney.

Cheney thought it up and pulled the strings so Bush would do it.

[Mr. Brightside]

I am always amazed when I read a remark made by someone who OBVIOUSLY has not read the posts on the thread.

Sheesh.

[staytrue]

They studied c14 in fossilized trees. Higher c14 means few spots, low c14 means more sunspots.

[reformed_dem]

Best diet in the world, guaranteed to make you lose your lunch (or breakfast, or dinner). Just post that pic on your fridge and you will never want to eat again.

[Valin]

No No NO! It's the night shift pastry chef.

[Lazamataz]

Sunspot Activity at 8,000-Year High

SUVs cause Solar Warming.

[unixfox]

Am I the only one who doubts that we humans have been recording sunspot activity for 8000 years?

It's what the Germans would have us think.

[Puckster]

Incremental admission, be patient everyone.

The day will come.................

[null and void]

Am I the only one who doubts that we humans have been recording sunspot activity for 8000 years?

Yes. The rest of us read the article...

[staytrue]

The guy made a mistake. This a conservative website. Let us confine our flaming to liberals.

[TheRightGuy]

I think all these sunspots mean we're infer a lot of trouble.

[Reeses]

The research could eventually help scientists understand why the climate has changed in the past and allow for better predictions of future change.

Modern climate scientists are way too passive. Did scientists in the Old West study river beds to predict when the rivers would flow again? Did they advocate sipping water more carefully and promote a UN tax on water use? Or did they research how to build dams, wells, and flood control? I don't want to predict the future climate. I want to actively control the situation with technology.

Ski resorts now use snow machines to blanket the mountains white as they see fit, not waiting for mother nature. If we can make snow, can't we point the machine to the sky and make a white reflecting cloud where we want to cool the ocean?

[PsyOp]

"The first known record of sunspot activity was in a column written by Helen Thomas."

Isn't she responsible for those cave paintings in France?

[NicknamedBob]

"I don't want to predict the future climate. I want to actively control the situation with technology. "

Amen, Brother. Amen.

[dr_who_2]

Must be due to global warming ;)