Our Silent Sun – What Does it Mean?
October 30, 2008
This month the news of our currently very quiet sun reached a non-scientific publication, the Financial Times:
The solar wind – which is comprised of electrically charged particles streaming out from the star – is weaker than at any time since scientists began accurate observations in the 1950s, and the number of sunspots in 2008 may be the lowest since the 19th century.
…no one knows how long the Sun is likely to stay quiet. One extreme would be a continued period of inactivity, with very few sunspots or solar storms, that could last for decades. The last such suspension of the 11-year solar cycle occurred between 1645 and 1715, a period known by historians of astronomy as the Maunder Minimum, which coincided with the coldest period of the past millennium, known as the “little ice age”.
New Book: 2013: The End of Days or a New Beginning
October 1, 2008
Released recently was a new exploration of the possibilities presented by the year 2012. 2013: The End of Days or a New Beginning, by Marie D Jones, who has previously co-authored books on the associated topics of 11:11 and Yellowstone, Supervolcano, looks into what the year following the Mayan doomsday might have in store for us.
Although it looks into the doomsday prophecies, according to author Nick Redfern:
