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More than likely the result of an unusual number of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB) http://swift.sonoma.edu/about_swift/grbs.html that have been happening. If you check http://grb.sonoma.edu/ you will see 4 in one day (March 19)--pretty much unheard of-----if you compare to the previous frequencies---that is an awful lot. That is about the time this unusual sunspot activity including unaccounted for high solar winds started....the sun looks like somebody sprayed it with pepper shot....the good pics are pretty much gone now--but here's the coronal hole observation that shows them. http://www.spaceweather.com/ Coronal Holes: Earth is inside a solar wind stream flowing from the indicated coronal hole. Credit:SOHO Extreme UV Telescope Lynn Ward <lynnward wrote: thought this was interesting in light of the conversation about sunspots..........LThe Sunspots are Returning--but Strangely On January 24, a reverse polarity sunspot appeared in the sun's northern hemisphere. Such a sunspot usually marks the beginning of a new solar max. But the new spot was followed by a period of solar silence--no sunspots until last week. But these aren't spots of the type that should be associated with the new solar cycle. Instead, they're of the type associated with cycle 23, the last one. So, what's going on? Nobody is really sure. There remain indications that cycle 24 is going to be extremely intense leading into 2011 and 2012, but so far, the cycle has gotten off to an unusual start. At the

same time, solar output has diminished slightly, which, along with a persistent La Nina in the Pacific Ocean, has led to one of the harshest northern hemisphere winters in memory. But the Austral summer hasn't exactly been cool. Instead, it has been harshly hot. Adelaide, Australia just experienced a once in 3,000 year heat wave. Does the appearance of new sunspots mean that more solar energy will be reaching earth? Quite possible, and it couldn't come at a worse time for the northern hemisphere, because it could cause rapid atmospheric heating in the spring, leading to ultra-violent spring storms.The article had a link to http://www.spaceweather.com/

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