[FARC] Solar Minimum

Thu Apr 23 13:42:19 EDT 2009

Hey All,
          Personally, I think this is funny!  Its like what,
everything that goes wrong is Humanity's fault, and everything that
goes right is just some cosmic accident!?  Anomalies are a part of the
Universe.  Period.  The actual effect brought about by humans is
minimal, compared to the natural disasters like wildfires, tsunamis,
volcanic eruptions, and solar radiation!  This world is lucky to have
lasted THIS long.  And frankly, we're right about on track for a major
disaster to come around and do a little aggressive population
reduction.
For example:
Plagues come roughly every 100 years... Haven't had one of those in
about 110, thanks to science and medicine.

The Earth, just like every other organism, is programmed to find
equilibrium.  I'm not saying we COULDN'T screw it up.  I'm just saying
our influence is less important that your ego seems to think it is.
Only a species as arrogant as man, would say that they hold the only
power over the lives and futures of such vast dominion.

On a side note, the number of people on the US committee for
environmental protection, who actually support the "our fault"
viewpoint is down to less than 100.  The number originally was much
higher, but the science does not back up that claim.  There are now
more than 10,000 respected environmental scientists who are willing to
admit that our current state of "warming" is a natural phenomena.  (By
the way, have you looked at a thermometer lately?  Oh great, now were
in a mini-ice age!  Yeah... sure, Mr. Political Tool Panic!)

This current state is natural, but politicians know that panic is good
for business - their business... of getting elected and stealing our
freedoms!  Panic breeds fear.  Fear breeds complacency.  Complacency
breeds control.  (Take the war, for instance.)  In the long run, what
we do is a blip on the radar.

I'm tired of hearing this extremist "the world is ending" crap keep
getting tossed around.  It is propaganda, and a way of undermining
what is left of the truth!

If you think I'm wrong, keep it to yourself.  I've had enough!

Sorry if this offends you, but I loathe people who ignore truth.  It
shows a lack of brain function, and a lack of appreciation for
discovery.

If you have read this far, I assume you agree.  To quote a great
philosopher: "Only by doubting, can we arrive at the truth."
(Granted, that is a slight paraphrase.)

Thanks to ACTUAL Evidence,
Proudly Signed,
     Joshua Sullivan

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 3:03 PM, K3SKE Dan Szymanski
<k3ske at edurostream.com> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alfred Laun" <hs0zar at gmail.com>
> To: "PVRC" <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 18:21
> Subject: [PVRC] Solar Minimum
>
>
>> While driving around town on my errands I often tune to All-News WTOP
>> -103.5 FM.  It's a good way to catch up on the news when there is
>> nothing else you can be doing anyway.
>>
>> One of the programs they run regularly is a CBS feature "The Osgood
>> File."  Today I happened to hear this one, which I think will be of
>> interest to those like me who have been discussing propagation current
>> events.  Here it is:
>>
>> OF4-04/21/09 9:25 AM
>>
>> A QUIET SUN DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Osgood File. I'm Charles Osgood.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know you've already got a lot to worry about as it is, but something
>> rather odd is going on --- on the Sun.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Sun normally undergoes an 11-year cycle of activity --- and last
>> year, it was supposed to have heated up --- and, at its peak, would
>> have a tumultuous boiling atmosphere, spitting out flares and huge
>> chunks of super-hot gas.
>>
>>
>>
>> Instead, it hit a 50-year low in solar wind pressure, a 55-year low in
>> radio emissions, and a 100-year low in sunspot activity. Right now,
>> the sun is the dimmest it's been in nearly a century.
>>
>>
>>
>> Did you know that? It's true. Astronomers are baffled by it, but has
>> the press covered the story? Hardly at all. Is the government doing
>> anything about it? No, it's not even in the Obama budget or any
>> Congressional earmarks.
>>
>>
>>
>> But, sooner or later, I bet it will turn out to be our fault --- yours
>> and mine. And in Washington, where everything is political, they'll
>> note that it began before President Obama took office --- perhaps
>> "another example of the failed policies of the Bush Administration."
>>
>>
>> At an upcoming meeting of astronomers in the United Kingdom, they'll
>> be studying new pictures of the Sun taken from space, looking for any
>> hint that the Sun will start heating up again and acting up again, the
>> way it's supposed to. But there is no sign of that, so far.
>>
>>
>>
>> In the mid-17th Century, there was a quiet spell on the Sun --- known
>> as the Maunder Minimum --- which lasted 70 years, and led to a
>> mini-Ice Age here on Earth.
>>
>>
>>
>> Right now, global warming is a given to so many, it raises the
>> question: Could another minimum activity period on the Sun counteract,
>> in any way, the effects of global warming?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hush, child! You're not even supposed to suggest that. The only thing
>> that can change global warming is if we human beings --- we Americans,
>> especially --- completely change our ways and our way of life.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm sure you'll be hearing more about this solar dimming business, now
>> that the story is out. Remember, you heard it here first...
>>
>>
>>
>> The Osgood File. Transcripts, podcasts, and Mp3's of all these
>> programs can be found at theosgoodfile.com. I'm Charles Osgood on the
>> CBS Radio Network.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Osgood File. April 21st, 2009.
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