Solar Cycles



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Solar Cycle 25 began in December 2019, with a smoothed minimum sunspot number of 1.8. It is expected to continue until about 2030 - peaking in 2025.


A solar cycle, or solar magnetic activity cycle, is a periodic change in the amount of irradiation from the Sun that is experienced on Earth. It has a period of about 11 years, and is one component of solar variation, the other being aperiodic fluctuations. Solar variation causes changes in space weather and to some degree weather and climate on Earth. The cycle is observed by counting the frequency and placement of sunspots visible on the Sun. Powered by a hydromagnetic dynamo process, driven by the inductive action of internal solar flows, the solar cycle ... Read more


Solar maximum or solar max is the period of greatest solar activity in the solar cycle of the sun. During solar maxima, large numbers of sunspots appear. A solar maximum is the period when the sun's magnetic field lines are the most distorted due to the magnetic field on the solar equator rotating at a slightly faster pace than at the solar poles. The solar cycle takes an average of about 11 years to go from one solar maximum to the next, with an observed variation in duration of 9 to 14 years for any given solar cycle. Read more...


Ongoing coronal mass ejections (CMEs) reach Earth effecting planetary magnetics, sparking geomagnetic storms, shifting ocean and jet stream currents in the Pacific Ring of Fire, creating unusual and extreme global weather patterns, creating unstoppable Earth changes, and affecting the behavior patterns of all sentient life forms.






Current Solar Activity - NOAA




Dramatic Image Reveals How Much The Sun Has Changed in Two Years picking up as we head toward solar maximum.   Science Alert - February 24, 2024




One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae from the tropics to the polar regions   PhysOrg - December 1, 2023


Video: Powerful solar storm knocks out radio transmissions across North America Space.com - August 8, 2023


The Sun Just Unleashed a Huge Solar Flare, Triggers Radio Blackout in US   Science Alert - July 4, 2023


Could a powerful solar storm wipe out the internet? Live Science - July 4, 2023


Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching Live Science - June 30, 2023


Solar maximum could hit us harder and sooner than we though   Live Science - June 28, 2023


10 signs the sun is gearing up for its explosive peak - the solar maximum   Live Science - June 28, 2023


See the 'monster' sunspot that launched the Carrington Event, the most devastating solar storm in recorded history   Live Science - June 28, 2023




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