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
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?
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.
I absolutely “love” the Warmist’s cover up for the low sunspot activity that’s occurring...”It will sure keep Global Warming down.”
Dang. Failed policies of the Bush administration again!
It also appears that volcanic activity has increased over the past few months. Increased volcanic activity, if it puts enough extra sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, can cause global cooling. Increased volcanic activity was known to precede some of the colder spikes during the Maunder Minimum, and there was generally increased volcanic activity during the Minimum.
Another problem inherited from the Bush administration, I see.
BFL
The liberal response to a predicted Maunder Minimum: http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/solar-minimum-climate/
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The above graph covers cycles 21 - 23. Notice that in solar cycles 21 and 22, the irradiance, sunspot numbers, and solar flare index are closely correlated, but in cycle 23 the solar flare index goes way south. Also, solar cycle 24 was very late in getting started, and even when started looks like it will be a very low cycle (models currently point to something like the Dalton Minimum, I'm thinking it could wind up even lower).
Oh My God, the tide’s going out - the sea will disappear...
Oh My God, the tide’s coming in - we'll all drown ...
Oh My God, the tide’s going out - the sea will disappear...
Oh My God, the tide’s coming in - we'll all drown ...
Oh My God, the tide’s going out - the sea will disappear...
Galactic Reset completed 12/21/12...
Bttt.