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New Sunspot Cycle Begins After Months of Nearly Spotless Sun
November 14, 2008 — An eerie calm between sunspot cycles ended abruptly in late October and early November as four of the first sunspots of the next 11-year period of solar activity finally appeared.
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September 26, 2008 — The stream of charged particles that rushes outward from the sun has weakened to its lowest level in at least 50 years, threatening to allow dangerous deep space cosmic rays to reach the inner solar system.
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September 5, 2008 — The surface of the sun nearly broke a 100-year record by coming very close to not producing any sunspots during the entire month of August.
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June 20, 2008 — Scientists from Columbia University say they have determined that the eventual healing of the ozone hole over Antarctica during the second half of this century may significantly alter Earth’s surface climate.
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June 13, 2008
Scientists puzzled why sun remains quiet when it should be producing more sunspots.
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January 11, 2008
 Arrival of next solar cycle could bring worst solar storms in decades, NOAA forecaster says.
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NASA Discovers Sunniest Spots on Earth - November 30, 2007
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Solar Storm Rushes Toward Earth - December 15, 2006


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