Sun reduces activity: 30-year 'mini-ice age' awaits Earth

The Earth is preparing for a solar minimum - a dormant period in which the sun emits less energy and heat than usual. Scientists warn that as a result of the sun's inactivity, the Earth is likely to witness a "mini ice age" that could bring extreme winters and cold storms over the next 30 years. Writes about it Mashable India.

According to NASA, the Sun reached its lowest activity in 200 years in 2020. As it enters its natural hibernation phase, there will be extremely cold temperatures on Earth that will cause food shortages across the planet. Average temperatures can drop by one degree Celsius over a period of about 12 months. It doesn't seem like much, but a full degree drop will have a significant impact on global average temperatures.

Solar minimums are part of the sun's natural life cycle and occur once every 11 years. However, the 2020 minimum is a special case. This is because it marks the start of a rare event known as the Great Solar Minimum, when the energy emitted by the Sun drops even more than usual. This happens only once every 400 years.

According to Northumbria University expert Valentina Zharkova, “ice periods” and wet summers may last until 2053, when solar activity will increase again. She said the onset of a Grand Solar Minimum was already evident in Canada and Iceland: "We'll probably get some extreme cold like we're seeing now in Canada, where temperatures are dropping to -50 degrees Celsius."

The last great solar minimum, according to the report, was the Maunder minimum, which lasted from 1645 to 1715. During the cruel cold decades, the channels of the Thames and Amsterdam froze from time to time, which is quite unusual today. This cooling was likely caused by a number of factors, including massive volcanic eruptions. Scientists expect a shift in global temperatures caused by human activities, such as rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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