Our Lazy Solar Dynamo — Hello Dalton Minimum? 571
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Soulskill
from the ra-on-probation dept.
from the ra-on-probation dept.
tetrahedrassface writes "Solar maximum is supposed to be occurring, and everything from satellite communications to your toaster or radio could be affected. The only problem is that this just isn't happening, and NASA continues to revise downward the original prediction. In fact, the new forecast for Solar Cycle 24 is a lot smaller, and is now pegged at almost 40% of what was previously predicted. Recently, two scientists at the National Solar Observatory have followed the lead of a prominent Russian scientist, who almost five years ago forecast a dearth of sunspots and the subsequent cooling of Earth for the next several cycles. With Britain currently experiencing the coldest winter in over 300 years, and no new sunspots for the last week, are we heading for a Dalton Minimum, or worse still, yet another Maunder?"
No problem! (Score:1, Funny)
I'll just up my CO2 emissions by a couple of tons. I haven't been using my fireplace nearly enough lately.
-jcr
Re:In before the Global Warming crowd... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So what? (Score:5, Funny)
Lies (Score:3, Funny)
The globe is warming!
;-)
I mean cooling.
I mean "climate changing".
(clings to the Book of Al Gore and whimpers)
Re:No problem! (Score:5, Funny)
Yep. And I'll trade-in my 80 MPG hybrid for a gas-guzzling Porsche (shaped like a penis)* that gets a mere 15 mpg. And move to a home 100 miles from my job.
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*Buffy reference
Enjoy your SUVs, you bastards. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:No problem! (Score:5, Funny)
Hale and Pace sketch [youtube.com]
Re:So what? (Score:5, Funny)