Latest solar projections - looks like it's going to get a little cooler

Obviously I'm taking this opportunity to point my tounge at the Al Gore's of the world:

According to NASA, we're in a trough of solar activity, and it will begin it's next cycle this year. The peak of this next cycle is expected to be a bit lower then that last cycle. According to the rocket scientists:

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Low solar activity has a profound effect on Earth’s atmosphere, allowing it to cool and contract

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Normally I'd say thank you Captain Obvious - but considering how many political and scientific careers have been made stating that CO2 concentration is a stronger factor than this, I guess I won't.
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/...spots_1024.jpg

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...prediction.htm

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...ycleupdate.htm

Personally, I'm rooting for an ice age just out of spite. :)