The Sun enters a 100-year lull and the Earth may enter an Ice Age - Phoenix Technology Channel

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File photo: Solar eruption image taken by the SOHO spacecraft

According to the Guardian, the sun's activity is slowly declining. NASA records show that in 2008, there were 266 days without a sunspot, a period of solar quiet not seen since 1913, which has sparked heated debate in the scientific community, scientists are not sure what the results of such a situation will be. What it means for the Earth's climate.

In 2009, the sun became quieter, solar wind pressure reached the lowest value in 50 years, and local stars were even fainter than 10 years ago.

Sunspots are the most visible indication of how active the sun is, and the fact that they're gone means we're entering a solar lull. Sunspots are the magnetic islands of magnetism on the Sun's surface, where convection is affected by %B