[CedarDave]

At the top of the article:
NASA’s David Hathaway has adjusted his expectations of Solar Cycle 24 downwards. He is quoted in the New York Times here Specifically, he said:
” Still, something like the Dalton Minimum — two solar cycles in the early 1800s that peaked at about an average of 50 sunspots — lies in the realm of the possible.”

At the bottom of the article:
Dr Hathaway says that we are not in for a Maunder Minimum, and I agree with him.

Huh???

[dirtboy]

Still, something like the Dalton Minimum ... Dr Hathaway says that we are not in for a Maunder Minimum, and I agree with him.

The Dalton minimum was shorter and not as signficant as the Maunder Minimum. Kinda like the difference between a mag 7 and a mag 9 earthquake. Both are bad news, but the latter is vastly worse.