Finally, Julia Saba's conclusions at the AAS press conference in Miama: as all others - regardless of the technique - she sees a weak next solar maximum. And it may come as late as 2014. *Why* the Sun is 'slow', no one could say, though, but it's not unprecedented.

Finally, Julia Saba's conclusions at the AAS press conference in Miama: as all others - regardless of the technique - she sees a weak next solar maximum. And it may come as late as 2014. *Why* the Sun is 'slow', no one could say, though, but it's not unprecedented.