New paper: Influence of solar cycles on climate change during the Maunder Minimum

wattsupwiththat.com ^ | September 29, 2014 | Anthony Watts

[Fresh Wind]

Algore's no idiot, he convinced people to give him enough money to buy this seaside hovel...

[rlbedfor]

Oh some radical thinking man. Like who would have thought our star is that important.

[Nailbiter]

bump for later perusal

[bert]

——the exact role of each of solar parameters on climate change has not been quantitatively clarified———

But, is there enough info to postulate that climate change is actually solar change?

[Nowhere Man]

Look at the graph. The peak number of sunspots was low in 1970. The 70’s were especially cold. There was a large peak of sunspots in 1990. The 90’s were especially warm. The solar magnetic field in the past can be determined and it correlates well with long periods of cold and long warm periods.

We are expected to have an especially low peak number of sunspots in the present sunspot cycle. Expect some brutal winters

I remember those when I was a kid. IIRC, Buffalo, NY was covered in snow back in January, 1977 and no one could have gone anywhere. I'd like to see them address the effects in long range HF and VHF radio commuications. If that's the case, 10 and 6 meter amateur radio DX will be out most of the time.

[P.O.E.]

It’s my understanding that the solar wind blows most of the harmful cosmic rays away.