DROUGHTS AND SUNSPOTS
Sir,—We all know what this prolonged dry weather means for New Zealand in general and for us farmers in particular. I am one of the fortunate who has a plentiful supply of water on the farm now, but I was not so fortunate in 1928, when I had to hire a carrier for weeks to cart water for the stock. Auckland city at that time was not so carefree with the precious liquid as it is to-day. It would help the city dwellers to realise the plight in the country to-day by reproducing one of many photos appearing in the Herat.d in 1028 above the caption eighth, tenth and twelfth week without rain, showing the depleted state of the dams in Waitakere.
As the present dry spell is almost identical with that of 1928, only starting a little later, the sun-spot cycle of 11 1-9 years almost exactly coincides with the two dry periods. As the authority in my possession is 30 years old. would any of your readers versed on the above-mentioned subject tell us what modern science has learned in the interval in connection with the two phenomena. It would be educative and. who knows, of some help in the future. Takanini.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23319, 12 April 1939, Page 15
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207DROUGHTS AND SUNSPOTS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23319, 12 April 1939, Page 15
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