Solar Minimum

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Yahoo News




Solar Minimum: The Sun Is Getting Quieter and Is Displaying Some Very Weird Behavior

Hannah Osborne

Newsweek July 3, 2017




The sun is about to enter a period of quiet, known as a solar minimum. This cycle happens every 11 years and is characterized of decreased activity—when sunspots fade away and produce fewer solar flares. With this latest period of inactivity approaching, scientists have been monitoring the sun to better understand some of the unusual activity observed over recent years.

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What does this mean for our weather and the Aurora borealis?

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That's what they're wanting to figure out.

As for the Aurora Borealis, according to this article it won't be viewable as far south as it is now, but will be more frequent farther to the north.

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Here's an article on solar maximums, solar minimums and their relation to the Aurora Borealis.