Many scientists are starting to think that lower sunspot numbers may be signal a dramatic, long-term quieting of the sun. Although hams have followed the sunspot number closely for decades, physicists, climatologists and even weather forecasters are starting to take notice of what appears to be a 30-year trend in declining sunspot cycles. And if history can be trusted, fewer sunspots means more extreme weather and that could cost everyone from the family farmer to the oil and gas industry one thing: money.
So, it's probably not surprising that even
Forbes magazine has added its take on the looming solar future in an
interesting article. Forbes adds to a growing body of news articles and websites (such as
NASA's page from the Marshal Flight Center explaining the cycles and
New Scientist's prediction page) that are heralding a lull in solar activity (and for us, a drop in propagation).
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