The new menace: the Maunder Minimum

As the experts predict wind chills on Garbin Moraine of -50F tonight it is time to pray for global warming. It is the only thing that can save us from the Maunder Minimum. No longer will it only be colder than Hell since Hell, Michigan will also be colder than hell.

" The Maunder Minimum is the name given to the period roughly from 1645 to 1715, when sunspots became exceedingly rare, as noted by solar observers of the time. It is named after the solar astronomer Edward W. Maunder (1851–1928) who discovered the dearth of sunspots during that period by studying records from those years. During one 30-year period within the Maunder Minimum, for example, astronomers observed only about 50 sunspots, as opposed to a more typical 40,000–50,000 spots..... The Maunder Minimum coincided with the middle — and coldest part — of the so-called Little Ice Age, during which Europe and North America, and perhaps much of the rest of the world, were subjected to bitterly cold winters. Whether there is a causal connection between low sunspot activity and cold winters is the subject of ongoing debate (e.g. see Global Warming). " The source of this information is:
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunder_Minimum

With the end of the oil age in sight people will need a way to stay warm during the coming Maunder Minimum so let's hope global warming comes to the rescue.

Here is a source to learn more about the drop in sun spots: http://ibdeditorial.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=287279412587175