PUNE: A recent research by the Radio Astronomy Centre, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) has found that there has been a steady weakening of the Sun’s magnetic field and its associated solar wind in the interplanetary space. According to the study, these changes can have a greater impact on the earth’s atmosphere than previously thought.
If such a steady weakening of the Sun’s magnetic energy continues for one or two solar cycles, it may lead to a ‘mini’-ice age kind of situation, similar to that which occurred in the 17th Century, states the study. According to the researchers, highly energetic charged particles, which are otherwise prevented by the Sun’s strong magnetic field, now plunge into the magnetically weak inner space.
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The Next Grand Minimum 