Solar cycle 24 continues the slump
Sunspot count is virtually unchanged from last month : It seems possible that we’ve seen the double peak, and it will be downhill after this.
The sun is about to have a flipping magnetic field reversal
We’ve been watching the progress on the WUWT solar reference page in this plot from Dr. Leif Svalgaard: Solar Polar Fields – Mt. Wilson and Wilcox Combined -1966 to Present Leif Svalgaard – Click the pic to view at source Now, NASA has decided to call the flip. Video follows. Something big is about to…
Newsbytes: Sun's Bizarre Activity May Trigger Another Little Ice Age (Or Not)
From the GWPF and Dr. Benny Peiser “Weakest Solar Cycle In Almost 200 Years” The sun is acting bizarrely and scientists have no idea why. Solar activity is in gradual decline, a change from the norm which in the past triggered a 300-year-long mini ice age. We are supposed to be at a peak of…
The solar cycle is still slumping
It is looking more and more like a double sunspot peak for solar cycle 24. Sunspot count is down again: A similar drop occurred in radio flux.
CET cooling in line with solar model prediction
Yesterday, WUWT carried the headline: Coldest Spring In England Since 1891. This essay offers what could be an explanation for it. Judge for yourself. – Anthony Guest essay by David Archibald Back in 2006, I published my first paper in climate science. That paper, Solar Cycles 24 and 25 and Predicted Climate Response, predicted a…
Solar cycle update – sun's magnetic activity still in a slump
Despite some small upticks on sunspot and 10.7cm radio activity, the magentic activity of the sun is still bumping along the bottom. A slight uptick was seen in sunspot count. A similar slight uptick occurred in radio flux.
Sunspot Cycle and the Global Temperature Change Anomaly
UPDATE: The author writes: Thank you for posting my story on Sunspots and The Global Temperature Anomaly. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it and the amount of constructive feedback I was given. Your readers have pointed out a fatal flaw in my correlation. In the interests of preventing the misuse of my flawed…
February solar data shows the Sun to still be slumping – but NASA says 'twin peaks' may happen
The data from SWPC is in, and it is lethargic at best. Sunspot numbers took a hit, down to about 42, a delta of ~50 lower compared to the red prediction line. 10.7 cm solar radio flux took a similar hit:
How long to the 24/25 solar minimum?
Guest post by David Archibald Climate has real world consequences, and those operating in fields that will be affected by changing climate bring a different perspective to the problem of predicting what will happen. Bill Fordham, advising the grain industry in the Midwest, kindly sent me a copy of the advice he provides to his…
Update on Solar Cycle 24 – Hathaway's latest predictions show smallest sunspot cycle since 1906
The sun is currently showing two significant spots, though activity is generally quiet. Current SSN is 30, and Sunspot AR1667 (on the left) is in decay, and it is no longer crackling with C-class solar flares. Credit: SDO/HMI First the current data from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. The SSN rebounded moderately in January: