Watts Up With That?

I figured for my 100th entry, I’d make it a big
one. Especially in light of the fact that a recent
editorial in the ChicoBeat
said that I’m completely wrong. Now if I’m wrong, and I see compelling and undisputable evidence
(not models or projections) that man made CO2 is the culprit and nothing else,
I’ll be happy to stand up in the middle of city plaza and announce "I was
wrong".I expect I’ll know the answer by about January to March 2018, when its expected that solar cycle 24 will be over, and temperatures on earth are postulated to drop. The year end world climate summaries will be published then. Assuming I’m still around, I’ll likely sound off in City Plaza one way or another. By then we’ll have some shade.

In the meantime, tell me how I’m doing. I don’t
hear from a lot of you whom I know are reading. Sound off, good or bad.

What I thought I’d do this time around is post some news and opinions that
aren’t mine related to the subject. These come from science and technology blogs,
forums, and newsletters that I subscribe to.

First let’s start with this headline that’s
been circulating for the past few days:

"This winter is the warmest on record
worldwide."

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No I’m not asking you to fill in the blank, but I am asking you to notice that at this time, there are no sunspots on the sun at all. This piucture above shows the face of the sun for St Patricks day.

Contrast this to just a few weeks ago, when sunspot 930 (shown below) erupted with a massive X class solar flare, the largest in years. It just goes to show you how volatile our sun is and how small we are in the face oif its massive energy.

You can check www.spaceweather.com for details on the current state of the sun, the solar wind, and the geomagnetic field.