From the February 14, 1931, issue
By Science News
SMALL CHANGES OF SUN’S HEAT CONTROL WEATHER ON EARTH
The sun when it radiates heat and light to Earth also broadcasts information that can be used to foretell the weather here on Earth.
Dr. C.G. Abbot, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, after more than two decades of solar observation, announced today through the medium of a scientific publication entitled “Weather Dominated by Solar Changes” that: “Contrary to the prevailing view, the weather appears to be governed by variations in solar radiation.”