Return of A Farewell to Warm

Instapundit links to a report at physorg.com entitled Sunspots could soon disappear for decades: study

Sunspot formation is triggered by a magnetic field, which scientists say is steadily declining. They predict that by 2016 there may be no remaining sunspots, and the sun may stay spotless for several decades. The last time the sunspots disappeared altogether was in the 17th and 18th century, and coincided with a lengthy cool period on the planet known as the Little Ice Age.

Hopefully, Ringo was wrong...