To: Clive
The article conflates two phenomenon, the increasing solar irradiance that could also warm other planets and the variations in magnetic activity as measured by the sunspots. The increasing irradiance is very slow and would cause only a fraction of a degree rise here (and other planets) over hundreds of years. The magnetic activity could influence earth's weather and climate by modulating cosmic rays or some other mechanism, but it is doubtful that the same mechanisms would apply to other planets. The other issue is that earth's weather and climate lacks any significant 22 year cycle to match up to the sunspot cycle.
In short, the big changes in sunspots are interesting and could be significant, especially for the little ice age. The correlation of our climate with other planets is weak and probably has little to do with the sun.
11 posted on
03/12/2007 4:52:54 AM PDT by
palmer
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To: palmer
The correlation of our climate with other planets is weak and probably has little to do with the sun.LOLOL!
19 posted on
03/12/2007 5:26:15 AM PDT by
fanfan
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To: palmer
The correlation of our climate with other planets is weak and probably has little to do with the sun.My nomination for stupidest thing I've heard on this subject.
What, pray tell, IS the correlation? Or is it just some grand coincidence that they are ALL warming at the same time?
35 posted on
03/12/2007 8:56:42 AM PDT by
BlueMondaySkipper
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