There were very few sunspots during the last "Little Ice Age"
from about 1645 to 1715. Might we be entering another one?

http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/sola...ssn_yearly.jpg

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/...le_new_ic.html

http://english.pravda.ru/science/ear...arth_ice_age-0
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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There were very few sunspots during the last "Little Ice Age"
from about 1645 to 1715. Might we be entering another one?

http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/sola...ssn_yearly.jpg

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/...le_new_ic.html

http://english.pravda.ru/science/ear...arth_ice_age-0
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

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That has been on my mind also. We do having a significant slowing of the
current known as the Atlantic Conveyor over the last several years. That
does not bode well for Europe/England just by itself.

I was looking forward to one more active sunspot cycle before I died (I'm a
six meter fan), but it doesn't appear that we are going to have one, if
present trends continue.

Of course, just when you think you have Mother Nature all figured out - she
comes out of left field with some new phenomenon that catches us by
surprise. For instance, the Yellowstone super caldera. If that were to
erupt, it would mean an Ice Age for sure. Or would it?

Ed, N2ECW

Ed Cregger wrote:

That has been on my mind also. We do having a significant slowing of the
current known as the Atlantic Conveyor over the last several years. That
does not bode well for Europe/England just by itself.

I was looking forward to one more active sunspot cycle before I died (I'm a
six meter fan), but it doesn't appear that we are going to have one, if
present trends continue.

Of course, just when you think you have Mother Nature all figured out - she
comes out of left field with some new phenomenon that catches us by
surprise. For instance, the Yellowstone super caldera. If that were to
erupt, it would mean an Ice Age for sure. Or would it?


Anyone keeping tabs on the earthquake activity in Yellowstone?


http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/




- 73 de Mike N3LI -

"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...
Ed Cregger wrote:

That has been on my mind also. We do having a significant slowing of the
current known as the Atlantic Conveyor over the last several years. That
does not bode well for Europe/England just by itself.

I was looking forward to one more active sunspot cycle before I died (I'm
a six meter fan), but it doesn't appear that we are going to have one, if
present trends continue.

Of course, just when you think you have Mother Nature all figured out -
she comes out of left field with some new phenomenon that catches us by
surprise. For instance, the Yellowstone super caldera. If that were to
erupt, it would mean an Ice Age for sure. Or would it?


Anyone keeping tabs on the earthquake activity in Yellowstone?


http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/




- 73 de Mike N3LI -

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Somewhat. That would definitely bring on an Ice Age, should it have a full
scale eruption. Never a boring moment.

Ed, N2ECW

In article ,
"Ed Cregger" wrote:

"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...
Ed Cregger wrote:

That has been on my mind also. We do having a significant slowing of the
current known as the Atlantic Conveyor over the last several years. That
does not bode well for Europe/England just by itself.

I was looking forward to one more active sunspot cycle before I died (I'm
a six meter fan), but it doesn't appear that we are going to have one, if
present trends continue.

Of course, just when you think you have Mother Nature all figured out -
she comes out of left field with some new phenomenon that catches us by
surprise. For instance, the Yellowstone super caldera. If that were to
erupt, it would mean an Ice Age for sure. Or would it?


Anyone keeping tabs on the earthquake activity in Yellowstone?


http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/




- 73 de Mike N3LI -

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Somewhat. That would definitely bring on an Ice Age, should it have a full
scale eruption. Never a boring moment.

Ed, N2ECW

sigh, like many i've been waiting for the bands to come alive and
start jumping

hopfully it's just a bit of a delay and not a way way long term wait

but i guess the only thing worse then many more years of dead bands
would be for the world to end egads if that happens i can always
do EME but its not the same

On Jan 14, 5:22*pm, ml wrote:
In article ,
*"Ed Cregger" wrote:



"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...
Ed Cregger wrote:

That has been on my mind also. We do having a significant slowing of the
current known as the Atlantic Conveyor over the last several years. That
does not bode well for Europe/England just by itself.

I was looking forward to one more active sunspot cycle before I died (I'm
a six meter fan), but it doesn't appear that we are going to have one, if
present trends continue.

Of course, just when you think you have Mother Nature all figured out -
she comes out of left field with some new phenomenon that catches us by
surprise. For instance, the Yellowstone super caldera. If that were to
erupt, it would mean an Ice Age for sure. Or would it?

Anyone keeping tabs on the earthquake activity in Yellowstone?

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

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Somewhat. That would definitely bring on an Ice Age, should it have a full
scale eruption. Never a boring moment.

Ed, N2ECW

sigh, like many *i've been waiting * for the bands *to *come alive *and *
start jumping *

hopfully it's just a bit of a delay and not * a way way long term wait

but i guess the only thing *worse *then *many more years *of *dead bands *
would be for the world *to end * egads * if that happens * i can always
do *EME *but *its not the same

Remember that it is predicted that our world will flip with respect to
the poles
thus the zenith of sun spots will alter by eleven years. Best to learn
to swim before that happens. Last thing I heard was the magnetic pole
was in Siberia and still going away. Hopefully there is
still time for the poles to change their minds and return.
Art
Art

"ml" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Ed Cregger" wrote:

"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...
Ed Cregger wrote:

That has been on my mind also. We do having a significant slowing of
the
current known as the Atlantic Conveyor over the last several years.
That
does not bode well for Europe/England just by itself.

I was looking forward to one more active sunspot cycle before I died
(I'm
a six meter fan), but it doesn't appear that we are going to have one,
if
present trends continue.

Of course, just when you think you have Mother Nature all figured
out -
she comes out of left field with some new phenomenon that catches us
by
surprise. For instance, the Yellowstone super caldera. If that were to
erupt, it would mean an Ice Age for sure. Or would it?


Anyone keeping tabs on the earthquake activity in Yellowstone?


http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/




- 73 de Mike N3LI -

-------------

Somewhat. That would definitely bring on an Ice Age, should it have a
full
scale eruption. Never a boring moment.

Ed, N2ECW

sigh, like many i've been waiting for the bands to come alive and
start jumping

hopfully it's just a bit of a delay and not a way way long term wait

but i guess the only thing worse then many more years of dead bands
would be for the world to end egads if that happens i can always
do EME but its not the same

------------

I'm with you. I don't want our present civilization to collapse either.

Will the Sun bounce back to normal? Some say it isn't truly abnormal yet.
Me, I don't know the answer, but I'm running out of time, as are we all. I'd
like for this Cycle to come forth and provide we amateur radio ops with some
good six meter propagation. It could happen.

Ed, N2ECW

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:22:57 -0500, Ed Cregger wrote:


I was looking forward to one more active sunspot cycle before I died
(I'm a six meter fan), but it doesn't appear that we are going to have
one, if present trends continue.


The sun is fine. There is nothing extraordinary nor remarkable about
this minimum.

Dave wrote:
The sun is fine. There is nothing extraordinary nor remarkable about
this minimum.

Here's a quote from the web:

"The most recent minimum was in March last year. The new cycle,
No.24, was supposed to start soon after that, with a gradual
build-up in sunspot numbers. It didn't happen. That the rapid
temperature decline in 2007 coincided with the failure of cycle
No.24 to begin on schedule is not proof of a causal connection
but it is cause for concern."
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil,

We might indeed be approaching a Dalton Minimum, if not a full scale
Maunder Minimum. Much like AGW, there is a strong East-West dichotomy
in predictions. The NASA-ESA solar gurus have in the past been
predicting a good cycle 24 followed by a poor cycle 25. By contrasts,
the Russians have been predicting that cycle 24 and 25 will be very
low. The NASA predictions out of MSFC seem to be converging toward
the Russian values. We shall see.

Somewhat OT, but last year I taught a General Class license course.
The standard illustrations of the sunspot cycle are basically good and
better. I added in some historical data showing the Dalton and
Maunder Minima. It was fun to watch the wide eyes.


--
Alan
WA4SCA