Good news-bad news:

Unfortunately....only `good' news is acceptable in here, so to get the 
`bad' news, you'll have it elsewhere.

Here's the `good' news (well...not `good' news for everyone, I'm afraid):

It seems the Sun has had another completely spotless period in June, and 
there are few spots now.

And according to scientists, a spotless Sun is a sign that the next solar
minimum is coming. The last one is known as the "Maunder Minimum" between 
1645 and 1715. Known as `the little Ice Age', it produced a string of very
cold winters in  the Northern hemisphere. Scientists are wondering if we 
will see a similar situation in the next few years. 

Interesting.
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