[FARC] Solar Minimum

Thu Apr 23 15:33:43 EDT 2009

Sounds like we might need a mammoth, a sloth, and a saber-tooth tiger to get 
us through the sunspot minimum.

There are aliens in New Mexico and the Roswell incident was true, 
Yellowstone is about to blow, and California is due to become the San 
Andreas Archipelago.  The oil is running out, GM is going down, and it's 
inevitable that we'll nuke ourselves into oblivion long before mother nature 
can do it.   Wall Street analysts are thinking, "There must be a way to 
profit from all this."

Humanity, roll with it baby

73
KB3ONM
Kirk

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From: "Joshua Sullivan" <joshtsullivan at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:42 PM
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [FARC] Solar Minimum

> 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:
>> Forwarded on
>>
>> ----- 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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