Are We Headed For A Maunder Minimum?

[Dammy]

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/12/02/new-paper-suggests-sun-may-be-headed-for-a-maunder-minimum/

 

[faethor]

Interesting as in 2008 the sun fell into one of the longest periods of inactivity recorded. The minimum appears to be over in early 2011 as activity picked back up. And recently the activity was large enough to have Northern Lights seen as far south as Texas. http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Northern-Lights-Creep-Into-Texas-Skies-132542658.html

During this period of inactivity the earth produced one of the hottest decades on record. Here's some recent information that came out this week about the warming planet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45521029/ns/world_news-christian_science_monitor/