At 12:47 PM 7/28/99 -0700, you wrote: >Third. Sun Spots. I heard the cycle was 11 or 22 yrs or some such. Anyone >have more info on this? Sun Spots are supposed to be responsible for our longer >term weather patterns as it is the energy absorbed from the sun that creates our >weather.. > There are several cycles that are though to influence weather. For a good book, I suggest Climate, History and the Monder World by H. H. Lamb. Also the three volumes from the UN IPCC (Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change) called Climate Change 1995. The first two volumes are the best. Mike, do you have any suggestions? Jerry