PolicyPrint articleOpinionFinding a spot in the sun proves challengingMark LawsonOpinion Deputy EditorUpdated Jan 17, 2014 – 1.39pm, first published at 12.03amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAnyone sweltering in the present heatwave would not know it, but our friendly neighbourhood star, the sun, is behaving very oddly, and there may be some affect on climate.But scientists have no idea what that affect may be, or why it occurs.Loading...Mark Lawson is a columnist. Connect with Mark on Twitter.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreOpinionLatest In PolicyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineBrisbane not too small for ‘Australia’s Games’: LiverisLauren SamsThe Sydney florist who made $300 bouquets normalThis Australian city is ‘on the cusp’ of being one of the world’s bestBOSS Financial ReviewHow a young exec went from university dropout to dream job in ParisRachael BoltonHow an introvert’s brand raked in $8m in salesThis top exec knows how burnout feels. It led him to his dream jobLife & LeisureWant to live longer? Try this new brain enhancement programUte Junker7 hotel restaurants that top chefs don’t want you to know aboutFill your diary with August’s best arts and entertainment eventsRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed