No Sunspots!
 

The explains the lack of "ghost activity" seen recently on Ghost Hunters... Good to knowhttp://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

I am going to go stare at the sun. BRB!

The linked article says that this is merely the regularly occuring 11-year minimum. Nothing to worry about here. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/sleep.gif

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
... I could look through my telescope at it and not burn a hole through my cornea....( Why would you even risk it??!? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/frantic.gif

Lancer thread wondering if this is the end of the world as we know it in 10, 9, 8...

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Why would you even risk it??!? http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/frantic.gif Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Extreme Astronomy? When the sun is dimmer (by a lot) than the red LEDs in your alarm clock/radio, you can risk it. Go look at the Google page and look at the first "o" and the "e" and you'll see just how "bright" the sun was at that time through clouds thick with the ashes of trees and woodland creatures. Hell, this smiley http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/mad.gif is brighter red than the sun was.

Laugh it up! When they turn on teh super-duper collider you better hope the locust aliens intevene in exchange for a few million skulls to suck or CERN will kill us before the ice age even b e g i n s to freeze our body parts off in embarrassing fashion. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/doitnow.gif

True. Still, something to look forward to.

How long until Gore blames this on global warming?

Originally posted by Patroklos
How long until Gore blames this on global warming?
Sunspot activity is actually linked to climate and weather

It's been a practice since the 17 or 18 hundreds to predict global weather trends and resulting draughts or good harvests by monitoring the sun. Apparently some people got rich doing this (with investments, ect...)

Originally posted by Zkribbler
The linked article says that this is merely the regularly occuring 11-year minimum. Nothing to worry about here. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/sleep.gif A regularly occurring minimum, but the longest minimum we've had for a while. Nothing (yet) to worry about wrt global cooling, but relatively unusual.

Sunspot activity is actually linked to climate and weather I know that Ludd, but it is a one way streak. It was a simple, easy, and thus not very funny joke http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif

It went down and took its damn lack of spots with it, says Winston. The sun finally clears up its acne after 11 years and all you guys can do is make fun. Just wait for the next outbreak -- you'll get yours! http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/lol.gif

Has anyone ever seen Star Trek Generations? Because that is what is happening!

Would a minor ice age not help the planet or does the CO2 levels still hurt too much.

Or does the definition of a minor ice age, really mean quite some time. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/eek.gif

Originally posted by Cort Haus
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...ycleupdate.htm Axicreme can work for you too!

Originally posted by BlackCat
Last time it was several years.

Implications, welll, what about no or bad harvests in EU (just to keep it local) for several years ? To keep perspective, the Sporer minimum and Mauder together lasted almost 400 years, with a short break in between. I'm curious how the minimum combined with global warming/climate change will affect us.

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Wow, go Ludd. http://www.discussworldissues.com/im...ons/icon14.gif

You just impressed me.

Um, you're welcome?