Solar maximum refers to the highest rate of solar activity ... Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) announced that the sun has entered its solar maximum period which could continue for another year.

Other estimates show a larger impact on temperatures, both decadal and over longer time scales. As CERES writes: We … have concerns about the IPCC’s handling of the ongoing scientific debate over the ...

Our sun has an 11-year ... temperature compared to the surrounding areas. The sun's magnetic field becomes highly distorted ...

This year has ... "During solar maximum, the number of sunspots, and therefore, the amount of solar activity, increases,” ...

The sun goes through 11-year ... "During solar maximum, the number of sunspots, and therefore, the amount of solar activity, increases," Jamie Favors, director of the Space Weather Program at ...

Our nearest star is always volatile, but its magnetic action waxes and wanes on an 11-year ... activity changes. Extreme events, such as CMEs and strong solar flares or storms, generate space weather.

They've been counted every day since 1610, which has helped astronomers calculate that the sun's magnetic activity waxes and wanes through an 11-year solar cycle ... NOAA's Space Weather ...

NEW YORK — A strong solar ... NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Here’s what to know about auroras and how to spot them. The sun is at the maximum phase of its 11-year activity cycle ...