[_ Old Earth _] Get Outta Here

[Lewis]

Winter is Coming: Scientist Says Sun Will Nod Off in 15 Years

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/van-w...ntis_b_7787664.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

 

[reba]

AlGore say the globe is warming

 

[jasonc]

AlGore say the globe is warming

if they believe this does this mean we get to add more co2? im sure some concerned politician with the support of the eco groups will pass restrictions on something.

 

[Barbarian]

It's probably bad news, but not the way most people might think. We've come through a minimum the last few years, and it barely slowed the warming trend. And now this:

But Giampapa says it could also mean a global excursion from the mean, resulting in local climate extremes in terms of both anomalous temperatures and precipitation.
Could a Maunder Minimum mitigate a warming climate?
Not likely, says Hathaway.
Although the rise of global temperatures seen in “the last decade or so seems to have currently leveled off,” says Hathaway, he notes that even a Maunder Minimum would still not be enough to counter the warming effects of anthropogenic climate change.
If anything, a Maunder Minimum may simply make existing weather and short term climate even more unusual and difficult to predict.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedo...ning-into-grand-minimum-says-solar-physicist/

The "leveling off" has ended, BTW. Last year was the hottest on record, and this one is moving that way, too. January was hottest on record. So was February. March was 3rd hottest on record. April 3rd hottest. May 2nd hottest ever. Unusual to see that all in one year.

First quarter was hottest on record. Second quarter was 2nd hottest on record. It's warming up, albeit at a slower rate, likely because of the lack of sunspot activity.