A spotless sun: Incredible image shows solar activity at its quietest in 100 years – and some say it could trigger a mini ice age

Monday, June 27, 2016
By Paul Martin

For the second time this month, the sun has gone into ‘cue ball’ mode
We’ve had smallest number of sunspots in this cycle since Cycle 14
This cycle reached its maximum solar activity in February of 1906
Low solar activity can lead to extended periods of cooling, researchers say

By Ellie Zolfagharifard
Dailymail.Com
27 June 2016

The sun is in the currently in its quietest period for more than a century.

For the second time this month, Vencore Weather claims the sun has gone into ‘cue ball’ mode, with images from Nasa showing no large visible sunspots on its surface.

Astronomers say this isn’t unusual, and solar activity waxes and wanes in 11-year cycles, and we’re currently in Cycle 24, which began in 2008.

However, if the current trend continues, then the Earth could be headed for a ‘mini ice age’ researchers have warned.

We’ve had the smallest number of sunspots in this cycle since Cycle 14, which reached its maximum in February of 1906.
On June 4th, the sun went completely spotless and activity remained low for around four days.

This follows another period of inactivity in February when another image of Nasa showed the sun in ‘cueball mode’.

‘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,’ wrote Vencore Weather.

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