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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Between the years 1645 and 1715 sunspot activity disappeared completely. At the same time, Earth went through a "Little Ice Age". Where the summer months were cold and winter was exceptionally cold.
To me this is proof enough that some how, the Solar Cycle does affect the Earth's weather.
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And, it's not the first time the Sun has gone through cycles like that. There is evidence both in ice cores and from glacial lake sediments (varves) of previous minima occurring in the past. I can't remember the exact periodicity, but the Sun seems to have a long period magnetic/sunspot cycle that ranges on the order of several thousand years, maybe longer.