"As we move further into 2020, solar activity dwindles.
This year, solar activity will be marked as the lowest in over 200 years.
The low in the sun’s 11-year cycle will also have at least some repercussions for the climate here on Earth.
...Iceland’s, Europe’s and North America’s weather have historically been tied to the sunspot activity of the Sun.
According to NASA, in 2020, the Sun, which is currently in solar cycle number 25, will reach its lowest activity in over 200 years.
...When solar activity gets really low, it can have the effect of a “mini ice age.”
The period between 1645 and 1715 was marked by a prolonged sunspot minimum, and this corresponded to a downturn in temperatures in Europe and North America.
Named after astronomers Edward Maunder and his wife Annie Russell Maunder, this period became known as the Maunder Minimum.
It is also known as “The Little Ice Age.”..."
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