Do sunspots cause droughts?

On balance, solar radiation is increased when sunspots are present due to the faculae that surrounds them. read more

On balance, solar radiation is increased when sunspots are present due to the faculae that surrounds them. Increased radiation leads to warming which leads to higher capacity for the air to hold moisture, but that capacity may in fact yield more precipitation in areas prone to precip (think monsoons) and less in areas where precip is typically low. read more

Knight can't explain how Northeast droughts might be connected to sunspots. But, he says, the two occur together"much more frequently than would be expected at random." The Pennsylvania meteorologist, meanwhile, says that while the current drought is already one of the worst of the 20th century,"it can get much worse. read more

As the sun revolved in its 25-day cycle, the beam of the vast sunspot which erupted from its surface (photosphere) late in July was again to touch the earth this week. At that time the spot was 33,000 miles long by 20,000 miles wide. read more