Monday, April 27, 2009

Another Maunder Minimum?

According to a recent publication in the BBC, recent solar activity may indicate that we might be going into another "Maunder Minimum". What is a Maunder Minimum, and why haven't you heard of it before (unless you happen to have an interest in historical climatology, possibly radio wave physics, or have read the 1632 novels)?

Well, the Maunder Minimum was a period of time with very few sunspots and other solar activity. It's important because it was also associated with a mini-ice age. Now, this is something that the anti-climate change people will likely point to as to why global warming is actually a hoax. I'll wait and see, though, holding my breath against what is likely to be the inevitable...

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