Douglas Biesecker, a scientist at the Space Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, prepared this Powerpoint presentation to summarize his concerns about new predictions of a deep, protracted lull in solar activity. “I consider the strength of evidence to be anemic and the reasoning to be highly suspect,” he told me for a post on Dot Earth: Would Solar Lull Snuff Climate Action? - http://nyti.ms/il0Wqj

1. Why there is no evidence for a new Maunder Minimum Doug Biesecker

2. Appearance of Jet Streams aka Torsional Oscillations Solar Min Start of Poleward Branch Solar Min Weak and patchy

4. The slowing ‘rush to the poles’ Cycle 21 (10.3 yrs) Cycle 22 (10.0 yrs) Cycle 23 (12.2 yrs)