BBC: A Solar Lull

BBC News reports the sun is unusually quiet. This quiet has chilling implications, literally. See what they write:

Scientists are saying that the Sun is in a phase of "solar lull" - meaning that it has fallen asleep - and it is baffling them. History suggests that periods of unusual "solar lull" coincide with bitterly cold winters. 

Compared with the impact of variations in the sun's massive energy contribution to Earth's weather, the combined activities of all humans are puny by comparison. Hat tip to Drudge Report for the link.