March 30, 2009

Solar Activity And Climate Change: New Sun-Watching Satellite To Monitor Sunlight Fluctuations

During the Maunder Minimum, a period of diminished solar activity between 1645 and 1715, sunspots were rare on the face of the sun, sometimes disappearing entirely for months to years. At the same time, Earth experienced a bitter cold period known as the "Little Ice Age." Were the events connected? Scientists cannot say for sure, but it's quite likely.[...]

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