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MINI-ICE AGE warning as solar minimum hits ALL-TIME HIGH - 'It's a PERFECT STORM!'

THE solar minimum is well and truly here after scientists recorded an all-time high in cosmic rays, meaning Earth could face a ‘mini Ice Age’.

By SEAN MARTIN

PUBLISHED: 12:58, Wed, Apr 24, 2019 | UPDATED: 17:49, Wed, Apr 24, 2019

NASA predicts solar minimum will be at its lowest by 2020

 

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Some ten years ago, scientists noticed an all-time high in cosmic rays – rays which originate from deep space, not to be confused with solar rays. Now, scientists have noticed cosmic rays are back on the up as the Sun goes deeper into a solar minimum. The Sun follows cycles of roughly 11 years where it reaches a solar maximum and then a solar minimum.

 

During a solar maximum, the Sun gives off more heat and is littered with sunspots. Less heat in a solar minimum is due to a decrease in magnetic waves.

Fewer magnetic waves equates to the Sun being slightly cooler, and experts are expecting the solar minimum to deepen even further before it gets warmer.

With less magnetic waves coming from the Sun, cosmic rays find it easier to penetrate Earth’s atmosphere and are more noticeable to scientists.

 

While cosmic rays have little effect on our planet, one of the reasons scientists monitor them is to see when the Sun has entered a solar minimum.

 

MINI-ICE AGE warning as solar minimum hits ALL-TIME HIGH - 'It's a PERFECT STORM!' (Image: GETTY)

Now, with cosmic rays at an all time high, scientists know the Sun is about to enter a prolonged cooling period.

Cosmic forecasting site Space Weather states: “Ground-based neutron monitors and high-altitude cosmic ray balloons are registering a new increase in cosmic rays.

“The Oulu neutron monitor in Finland, which has been making measurements since 1964, reports levels in April 2019 only percentage points below the Space Age maximum of 2009.

“What's going on? The answer is ‘Solar Minimum.’ During the low phase of the 11-year solar cycle, the sun's magnetic field and solar wind weaken.

 

Solar activity lessens during a solar minimum (Image: GETTY)

“Cosmic rays find it easier to penetrate the inner solar system. In 2009, the sun experienced the deepest solar minimum in a century. Cosmic rays reaching Earth naturally surged.

“Ten years later, solar minimum is back with renewed weakening of the sun's magnetic field and the solar wind. Again, it's a ‘perfect storm.’

“A panel of experts led by NOAA and NASA recently predicted that the current minimum would reach a nadir in late 2019 or 2020, likely matching the record-setting minimum of 2009.”

The last time a prolonged solar minimum was in effect was the Maunder minimum, which saw seven decades of freezing weather, began in 1645 and lasted through to 1715, and happened when sunspots were exceedingly rare.

 

Is a mini Ice Age on its way? (Image: GETTY)

During this period, temperatures dropped globally by 1.3 degrees celsius leading to shorter seasons and ultimately food shortages in what was called a “mini Ice Age”.

Vencore Weather, a meteorological website, said: “Low solar activity is known to have consequences on Earth’s weather and climate and it also is well correlated with an increase in cosmic rays that reach the upper part of the atmosphere.

“The blank Sun is a sign that the next solar minimum is approaching and there will be an increasing number of spotless days over the next few years.”

[Stephen Hawking]

I'll be the first to offer cosmic credits. 

[Mikeadoo]

Cool  

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

Between this and the magnetic poles reversing, we're in for some bizarre weather for sure.

The magnetic north pole is currently shifting at the fastest rate in human history.

Scientists say it might be a sign that Earth’s poles are about to swap places.

“Throughout most of recorded history, the pole has been positioned at or around Canada’s icy Ellesmere Island, but if it keeps moving at its current rate, it won’t be long before it sits above Russia instead,” MNN reports.

Unlike true north — which is marked by the Earth’s axis — magnetic north is constantly on the move due to changes in the planet’s molten iron core.

But in 1989, it sped up to an accelerated rate of almost 40 miles per year.

“It didn’t move much between 1900 and 1980 but it’s really accelerated in the past 40 years,” Ciaran Beggan, of the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh, told Reuters.

The shift is causing major problems for aviation, navigation and migratory animals that use the Earth’s magnetic field to orient themselves.

A five-year update of the World Magnetic Model was due in 2020, but the U.S. military requested an unprecedented early review.

In the last decade alone, the drift has increased by 33%, throwing off compasses by roughly 1 degree every five years.

The rapid changes are already causing major headaches for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Some airports are even starting to change the names of their runways, which correspond to degrees on on a compass.

The shifting pole may also become a grave concern for migratory wildlife, such as birds, turtles and other sea creatures. It’s unclear if these animals are capable of recalibrating their navigational instincts.

The moving pole isn’t supposed to affect smartphones or GPS devices anytime soon.

“It doesn’t really affect mid or low latitudes,” Beggan said.

But some experts believe we’re witnessing the beginning of a complete pole reversal, which we are overdue for.

Typically, Earth’s magnetic poles “flip” — whereby all compasses invert and point south instead of north — every 300,000 years or so. But it’s been 780,000 years since the last flip.

Scientists disagree on how a pole reversal would effect ecosystems around the world. Some predict catastrophic earthquakes and tsunamis will wreak havoc for decades.

https://returntonow.net/2019/01/29/nasa-the-north-and-south-polls-might-be-about-to-flip-for-the-first-time-in-800000-years/

[ArcticCrusher]

36 minutes ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said:

Between this and the magnetic poles reversing, we're in for some bizarre weather for sure.

The magnetic north pole is currently shifting at the fastest rate in human history.

Scientists say it might be a sign that Earth’s poles are about to swap places.

“Throughout most of recorded history, the pole has been positioned at or around Canada’s icy Ellesmere Island, but if it keeps moving at its current rate, it won’t be long before it sits above Russia instead,” MNN reports.

Unlike true north — which is marked by the Earth’s axis — magnetic north is constantly on the move due to changes in the planet’s molten iron core.

But in 1989, it sped up to an accelerated rate of almost 40 miles per year.

“It didn’t move much between 1900 and 1980 but it’s really accelerated in the past 40 years,” Ciaran Beggan, of the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh, told Reuters.

The shift is causing major problems for aviation, navigation and migratory animals that use the Earth’s magnetic field to orient themselves.

A five-year update of the World Magnetic Model was due in 2020, but the U.S. military requested an unprecedented early review.

In the last decade alone, the drift has increased by 33%, throwing off compasses by roughly 1 degree every five years.

The rapid changes are already causing major headaches for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Some airports are even starting to change the names of their runways, which correspond to degrees on on a compass.

The shifting pole may also become a grave concern for migratory wildlife, such as birds, turtles and other sea creatures. It’s unclear if these animals are capable of recalibrating their navigational instincts.

The moving pole isn’t supposed to affect smartphones or GPS devices anytime soon.

“It doesn’t really affect mid or low latitudes,” Beggan said.

But some experts believe we’re witnessing the beginning of a complete pole reversal, which we are overdue for.

Typically, Earth’s magnetic poles “flip” — whereby all compasses invert and point south instead of north — every 300,000 years or so. But it’s been 780,000 years since the last flip.

Scientists disagree on how a pole reversal would effect ecosystems around the world. Some predict catastrophic earthquakes and tsunamis will wreak havoc for decades.

https://returntonow.net/2019/01/29/nasa-the-north-and-south-polls-might-be-about-to-flip-for-the-first-time-in-800000-years/

Just blame it on climate change.

[irv]

49 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Just blame it on climate change.

No, no, it's Global warming that is causing this cooling. National Geographic even says so. Has anyone ever heard such lunacy? They cover all angles, especially when the climate doesn't cooperate with their narrative. 

Why a Warming Arctic May Be Causing Colder U.S. Winters

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/global-warming-arctic-colder-winters-climate-change-spd/