reply to post by grantbeed
welcome sunspot 1024 of cycle 24!
we may still be in a maunder minimum like state though,
so unless there's significant activity for a few months, don't
get hopes up yet. Doubt we are heading for huge x-class
events. Look up abdumassatov, st. petersburg observatory
for what may be in store - a global big cool due to low solar
'oscillations' - i think that would be worse than global warming.
think about it crop wise (they are both pretty bad).