Monthly Archives: February 2017

Solar Cycle 24 Continues Historically Weak Pace and Cosmic Ray on the Rise

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Meteorologist Paul Dorian, Vencore, Inc. Historically weak solar cycle 24 continues to transition away from its solar maximum phase and towards the next solar minimum. There have already been 11 spotless days during 2017 and this follows 32 spotless days … Continue reading →

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The New Maunder Minimum? Vegetable Shortages Strike London

Posted on February 7, 2017 by

Eric Worrall writing at WUWT Why do I describe this as a possible early taste of Maunder Minimum like conditions? As WUWT has reported, solar activity has been unusually low this cycle, and appears to be trending downwards, leading to … Continue reading →

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