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<blockquote data-quote="hexah" data-source="post: 726882" data-attributes="member: 333852">The sun has been very quiet for the last few years with low numbers of sunspots, the lowest in almost 100 years. Some scientists think we may be heading for a prolonged minimum, maybe even a new Dalton Minimum. In the past, low sunspot counts have always been associated with very cold snowy winters in Northern Europe. The La Niña event is also making the sea colder, which doesn't help. The evidence from the minima of the cycles this century shows that the land and sea cools significantly within a couple of years. So when the sun stays quiet, there will be worse winter weather with more snow. If it gets as bad as the medieval Maunder Minimum, with winters like 1708-9 and fairs on the thick ice sheets on the Thames in London, I expect migration to Spain will reach an all time high.BBC Scotland will be showing a new edition of &quot;Frozen Scotland&quot; on Sunday at 17.30. It looks like it will be snowing again by then.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hexah, post: 726882, member: 333852"] The sun has been very quiet for the last few years with low numbers of sunspots, the lowest in almost 100 years. Some scientists think we may be heading for a prolonged minimum, maybe even a new Dalton Minimum. In the past, low sunspot counts have always been associated with very cold snowy winters in Northern Europe. The La Niña event is also making the sea colder, which doesn't help. The evidence from the minima of the cycles this century shows that the land and sea cools significantly within a couple of years. So when the sun stays quiet, there will be worse winter weather with more snow. If it gets as bad as the medieval Maunder Minimum, with winters like 1708-9 and fairs on the thick ice sheets on the Thames in London, I expect migration to Spain will reach an all time high. BBC Scotland will be showing a new edition of "Frozen Scotland" on Sunday at 17.30. It looks like it will be snowing again by then. [/QUOTE]

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