The Sun To Enter Lockdown, Which Could Cause A Mini Ice Age On Earth

The Sun has entered its own lockdown period, which can cause disasters for our lives on Earth. The consequences scientists warned include famine, earthquakes, and freezing weather.

The current state of the Sun is called solar minimum, which refers to the phenomenon in which activities on its surface reduced dramatically.

Experts said we will soon face the worst phase of sunshine recession history has ever recorded and they no longer see sunspots.

According to Dr. Tony Phillips, an astronomer, solar minimum is about to happen and this one is bad. He also shared that the magnetic field had been weakened, which allows more cosmic rays to enter the solar system. After analyzing sunspot counts, astronomers conclude the upcoming solar minimum could be the deepest of the last century.

Extra cosmic rays in the solar system can be a serious health risk for astronauts currently working in space. They can also trigger lightings on our planet.

Experts at NASA fear this lockdown period of the Sun can be the second Dalton Minimum occurring between 1790 and 1830, which led to extreme cold, loss of crops, and brutal volcanic eruption.

During the Dalton Minimum event, the Earth’s overall temperature dip by 2 degrees Celsius and stayed there for 20 years, severely affecting the planet’s food sources.

On the 10th of April, 1815, around 71,000 Indonesians were killed in the second-largest volcanic eruption ever recorded in 2,000 years at Mount Tambora.

The solar minimum was also the cause of the Year Without a Summer (1816) with snow falling in July.

We are 5 months into 2020 and the Sun has shown no sunspots for 76% of the time.

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