Prominent Scientists Predict Unusually Strong Solar Cycle, Contradicting Previous Expert Forecast
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NCAR scientists believe otherwise, based on their solar clock
NCAR s findings have received approval from the National Science Foundation
A team led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has predicted that a new sunspot cycle could be one of the strongest on record.
According to a report published in Solar Physics, the team which includes scientists from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England predicts that Sunspot Cycle 25 will have a maximum sunspot number of somewhere between 210 and 260, putting it at the very top of cycles ever observed.