Farmer's Almanac Predicts Global Cooling
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_almanac_weatherThe world is set for a "big chill," possibly a mini-ice age, according to the venerable Old Farmer's Almanac, first published in 1792 and the United States' oldest continuously published periodical. The 2009 edition, published earlier this month, predicts that the earth already has entered a sustained period of global cooling.
"The next 20 years, it's going to be colder," said Sarah Perreault, assistant editor of the Old Farmer's Almanac. "We're trending toward the cool period now."
The almanac is predicting a period of global cooling partly due to the lack of sunspots, a situation which some scientists believe causes cooling on the sun and, subsequently, the earth. Perreault said the staff still uses the weather prediction method devised by almanac founder Robert B. Thomas, using a combination of solar sciences, meteorology and climatology.
The almanac has an 80 percent success rate for its weather predictions, Perreault said. In its early years, the almanac was one of the chief sources for weather forecasts for farmers and other businessmen.
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