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Weakest Solar Maximum of the Last 100 Years? One Scientist Offers Different Explanation
This year marks the peak of the Sun's 11-year solar weather cycle, and the star appears to be asleep in the job: what usually marks a period of violent outbursts is turning out to be a season so quiet that some are calling it the weakest solar maximum of the last 100 years.
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