Goodnight sun: Sunspots may disappear for years

[Elie]

http://sync.sympatico.ca/news/contentposting?newsitemid=7147030&feedname=cp-science&show=false&number=0&showbyline=true&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=true&pagenumber=1&paginationenabled=false

WASHINGTON - The sun is heading into an unusual and extended hibernation, scientists predict. Around 2020, sunspots may disappear for years, maybe decades.

[Dr Mordrid]

There go the heating bills

[Fat Tone]

But we might have a real biggie to deal with before then:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1359136/Global-Katrina-Biggest-solar-storm-cause-power-cuts-MONTHS.html