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New calculations suggest more than one in ten chance of colder UK winters

As the Sun enters a period of low solar activity over the next 50 years, new research has calculated the probability of unusually cold winter temperatures occurring in the UK.

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Decline in solar output unlikely to offset global warming: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has found that solar output is likely to reduce over the next 90 years but that will not substantially delay expected increases in global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases.

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Solar cycle primer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Telescopes spotted the first blemish on the sun in 1611. While the sun had long been thought—at least in the Western world—to be an unchanging, "perfect" orb, sky-watchers observed ...

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created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

What's down with the Sun? Major drop in solar activity predicted

(PhysOrg.com) -- A missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity near the poles say that our Sun is heading for a rest period even as it is acting up for the first time in years, according to scientists ...

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created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (28) | comments 114 | with audio podcast

Glory satellite to study aerosols' effect on climate (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Earth’s climate continues to change at a rapid pace. Last week, NASA announced that 2010 was tied as the warmest year on record. Likewise, the last decade was the warmest in the 130-year ...

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created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sunspots could soon disappear for decades: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sunspot formation is triggered by a magnetic field, which scientists say is steadily declining. They predict that by 2016 there may be no remaining sunspots, and the sun may stay spotless ...

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created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (55) | comments 576 | with audio podcast report

Why NASA Keeps a Close Eye on the Sun's Irradiance

(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than two centuries, scientists have wondered how much heat and light the sun expels, and whether this energy varies enough to change Earth’s climate. In the absence of a good method ...

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created May 25, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Are winters in Europe becoming colder?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the trend towards global warming, people in Great Britain and Central Europe will possibly experience cold winters more often in the next few years. This is the findings of a study ...

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created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Solar Dynamics Observatory: The 'Variable Sun' Mission

For some years now, an unorthodox idea has been gaining favor among astronomers. It contradicts old teachings and unsettles thoughtful observers, especially climatologists.

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created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Solar Cycle Driven by More than Sunspots

(PhysOrg.com) -- Challenging conventional wisdom, new research finds that the number of sunspots provides an incomplete measure of changes in the Sun's impact on Earth over the course of the 11-year solar ...

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 4

Are Sunspots Disappearing?

The sun is in the pits of the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century. Weeks and sometimes whole months go by without even a single tiny sunspot. The quiet has dragged out for more than two years, prompting ...

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (27) | comments 15


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