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“All three of these lines of research to point to the familiar sunspot cycle shutting down...”
Watts Up With That? ^ | June 14, 2011 | Anthony Watts

Posted on 06/15/2011 9:27:51 PM PDT by neverdem

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1 posted on 06/15/2011 9:27:55 PM PDT by neverdem
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2 posted on 06/15/2011 9:34:54 PM PDT by shibumi (Ego Nunquam Ubi Sub Ubi!)
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Uhhhh!

I think we have seen the bottom of the cycle and signs point to increased sunspot activity. The article is wrong.

See this:

“Having a Solar Blast - UPDATE”

(incredible photos and video at this link)

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News060711-blast.html


3 posted on 06/15/2011 9:35:58 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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Is this good? I’ve heard concerns about solar flares being so harmful....if there arent going to be any for a period of time, then isnt that good?


4 posted on 06/15/2011 9:37:24 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (Anarchy IS the strategy of the forces of darkness!)
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5 posted on 06/15/2011 9:41:34 PM PDT by Maceman (Obama: As American as nasei goreng)
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Look like 10 and 6 meter DX will suck for a while. B-) If Stew Perry, W1BB, (now SK, Silent Key) was still alive, he’d probably drool at this since he was a fan of the 160 meter amateur radio band (just above the AM band) from the 1920’s up until his death in the 1990’s. During the Dalton and Maunder Minimums, they said that if shortwave radio existed then, the MUF (Maximum Useable Frequency) would have been like 2000 kc (top of the 160 meter band) down to even 1700 kc (top of the AM radio band!) during the day and at night, 4000 kc, top of the 80 meter band although intercontinental DX will be possible as well.


6 posted on 06/15/2011 9:47:05 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)
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I think you still can have flares but not as much as there would be when the Sun is active.


7 posted on 06/15/2011 9:49:02 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)
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So what does all that mean?


8 posted on 06/15/2011 9:50:04 PM PDT by unkus
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No its not good. We could possibly see an ice age and for the poster before you the article is not wrong. The only ones saying look out for an active sun are the ones that want money to prepare. The good news is it would take more than a lifetime for an ice age to set in. Also there’s nothing we can do about it or to cause it.


9 posted on 06/15/2011 9:51:14 PM PDT by enduserindy (Conservative Dead Head)
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Also there’s nothing we can do about it or to cause it.


Exactly right.


10 posted on 06/15/2011 9:53:16 PM PDT by unkus
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I think we have seen the bottom of the cycle and signs point to increased sunspot activity. The article is wrong.

Either you didn't read the article, or you don't understand it.

11 posted on 06/15/2011 9:54:27 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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More information on the new solar research is available here.

12 posted on 06/15/2011 9:56:17 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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“Nothing we can do about it”??? Surely you jest, man! Why, if we only collected another few trillion more in taxes, we would certainly be able to deal with such a trivial problem.


13 posted on 06/15/2011 10:00:30 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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I absolutely “love” the Warmist’s cover up for the low sunspot activity that’s occurring...”It will sure keep Global Warming down.”


14 posted on 06/15/2011 10:01:50 PM PDT by swatbuznik
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Well, it would mean a lot if you are a shortwave radio listener or an amateur radio operator. I know a lot of the shortwave band could become useless for long range radio if the sun would quiet down. You would also need bigger antennas at the lower frequencies.


15 posted on 06/15/2011 10:13:39 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)
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I have a CC Crain Short Wave radio that is pretty good, I think. I listen to SW about once a week and have noticed that the reception is not like it has been in the past.

Thanks for your explanation.


16 posted on 06/15/2011 10:18:25 PM PDT by unkus
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To: neverdem

Dang. Failed policies of the Bush administration again!


17 posted on 06/15/2011 10:18:50 PM PDT by garjog
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To: Texas Fossil
I think we have seen the bottom of the cycle and signs point to increased sunspot activity. The article is wrong.

How sure are you about that Fossil, or are you just trying to start something??? We should be approaching the PEAK in cycle 24 as we type; it ain't happening. The "experts" keep moving the date back but the last peak was ~2000 and you know where an ~11 year cycle should put us, no? Anyhow, if the current research is accurate, cycle 25 may be a no show.

The bad news is, all those folks from the rust belt will be moving south. Intensive cultural retraining may be necessary for them to become acclimated to "our" ways.

18 posted on 06/15/2011 10:19:52 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake (You have only two choices: SUBMIT or RESIST with everything you've got!!!)
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Yeah. Bush was always playing golf and spending our money flying to Texas. Those were bad habits that rubbed off on 0bama when he became Resident. 0bama is trying to break those habits but it’s going to take time. We must be patient. After all, he’s focused on the economy like a laser.

FUBO!!!


19 posted on 06/15/2011 10:27:21 PM PDT by unkus
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Actually, nobody really knows how long it takes for an ice age. The former conventional wisdom said 400 years plus, based on Greenland ice cores and stuff. But that was an upper bound; more recent research on the start of the so-called Younger Dryas suggests ice ages can happen in less than 100 years, and the warming up at the end less than 20 years.

However, we can be sure women and minorities will be worst affected.

20 posted on 06/15/2011 10:35:51 PM PDT by John Locke
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