Sun Spot Cycle Could Exacerbate Storm Formation

[dnelson]

Interesting article from "SCIENCE" magazine which links storm formation to the Solar Sun spot cycle.

ScienceNOW Daily News - "Come Shine, Come Rain

They have found a correlation between storm formation in East Africa and the sun spot cycle.

What could impact cruisers is their prediction that weather would become more extreme at the solar maximum. We are currently in the solar minimum. We will hit the solar maximum in 2011/2012.

[Trim50]

You mean the Sun affects the weather here on Earth?...don't let Gore know!

[dnelson]

Originally Posted by Trim50

You mean the Sun affects the weather here on Earth?...don't let Gore know!

And then there is Nigel Calder's Op-Ed piece An Experiment... that seems to indicate our weather is caused by cosmic rays...

Now can anyone tell me if this is the same Nigel Calder we all know and love for his books on Sailboat Mechanics, and sailboat Electrical/Electronics?

[Trim50]

Very interesting being from the "New Scientist"...Jeanne might be interested in reading this one.