Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Solar Researchers Identify Annual, 11-Year and 22-Year Cycles in Solar Activity

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Solar activity ( or lack of it) has a major impact on our weather and is something not accounted for in long term climate models.  Here you can see a graph of of observed solar activity (Credit Martin Armstrong). The hot, drought years of 2002 and 2012 that spawned the record setting wildfire seasons in Colorado correspond to the peak solar activity of the 11 year cycle.




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