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Lower-than normal temperatures tend to occur in years when the sunspot cycle is longest.
Sunspot cycles are important because of their link to [[climate change]] on the earth. When there are few sunspots, the earth tends to get cooler, and vice versa. This may be the main driver of [[global warming]] and cooling.
Sunspot cycles are important because of their link to [[climate change]] on the earth. When there are few sunspots, the earth tends to get cooler, and vice versa. This may be the main driver of [[global warming]] and cooling.
*...there is some evidence that a lack of sunspots can cause moderate cooling because of the way the sun interacts with Earth's outer atmosphere, said Alexei Pevtsov, staff astronomer at the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, N.M.<ref name=SantaFe />
*...there is some evidence that a lack of sunspots can cause moderate cooling because of the way the sun interacts with Earth's outer atmosphere, said Alexei Pevtsov, staff astronomer at the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, N.M.<ref name=SantaFe />
*"Lower-than normal temperatures tend to occur in years when the sunspot cycle is longest." [http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap02/sunspots.html]
==Notes==
==Notes==
==Links==
==Links==
*[http://www.paulmacrae.com/?p=34 Are sunspots to blame for climate change?] - Paul MacRae, May 31, 2008
*[http://www.paulmacrae.com/?p=34 Are sunspots to blame for climate change?] - Paul MacRae, May 31, 2008
[[Category:Climate Change]]