When there are more sunspots the Sun is more active and there are more solar storms and more of the Sun's energy reaches the Earth.
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When astronomers noticed a halving of Sun spot activity, did they predict that the Earth's temperature would increase or decrease??
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When there are more sunspots the Sun is more active and there are more solar storms and more of the Sun's energy reaches the Earth.
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When astronomers noticed a halving of Sun spot activity, did they predict that the Earth's temperature would increase or decrease??
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decrease?