There haven't been any sunspots for the last 44 days, and some scientists believe that the sun is entering a period called a "deep solar minimum," with unpredictable but potentially devastating effects.  But don't worry: even if we don't know what's going to happen over the next couple of years, it is still "settled science" (ask Al Gore if you doubt this) that in a century, the "Earth's temperature" will rise and cause catastrophe. Meanwhile, in the short run, the science isn't looking very settled.  The New York Post reprints a story from the U.K. Sun: The sun might soon batter us with a shower of deep space rays so intense, it could cause part of our atmosphere to collapse. Space scientists reckon we are on the verge of a "deep solar minimum," which is a period of low activity. Unlike the name suggests, this could cause an outer layer of the atmosphere called the thermosphere to...(Read Full Post)