Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-11-18 | Page 6 | Sun Spot Theory of Weather Discounted

I Sun Spot Theory of Weather Discounted PASADENA Cal Cat Nov IS 18 CAP P AP The The more or less popular belief that sunspots are ale the cause of severe severe se- se vere storms extreme weather changes and unseasonable weather was discounted here last night by bv Dr Seth B B. Nicholson astronomer of Mount Wilson observatory The slight relationship existing between sunspots and climatic conditions conditions con con- the astronomer declared in inan inan inan an address at the California Institute Institute tute of Technology are so general in character as to make th them u useless useless use use- eless e- e less in predicting predicting- the weather ot of any given locality Attempts to demon demonstrate that Increased sunspot activity is accompanied by increased in increased in- in creased d rainfall on the earth have met with conflicting results in df dt ferent parts of the world Dr Nicholson added that extensive investigations In Investigations in- in Investigations of this theory were being be- be being be be- ing con conducted by C C. G G. Abbott of the Smithsonian Institution of Washington Admission was made by the speaker that the solar phenomena apparently interferes with telegraph telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph communication on earth during durIng during dur dur- ing periods of its Us greatest activities activities H. H