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DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-02-23 · 23:12 UTC

@EVDHmn I'm not sure about that, but apparently there could have been a #MaunderMinimum triggering the #Megadrought during the #MingDynasty (which I did not know about)!

Excerpt: "Our results indicate that the late Ming megadrought from 1625 – 1644 CE occurred in both the northern and southern parts of the East Asian monsoon region in China. However, variations in the onset, duration, and magnitude of this event differ between regions. The combination of factors such as Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies, weakened solar activity, and large-scale volcanic eruptions may have contributed to the occurrence of the late Ming megadrought. These factors are also identified as key drivers of interannual to decadal fluctuations in drought in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Our reconstruction provides an historical context for the development of adaptive measures to mitigate future drought impacts in the region."

Source:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01602-5

#maunderminimum #megadrought #mingdynasty

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-02-23 · 23:00 UTC

Well, that'll fix #GlobalWarming, eh? 😬

NOAA confirms a 'full-blown' #GrandSolarMinimum

"#GSM's have the potential to hold sunspots at ZERO for multiple decades. [Apparently, there are currently ZERO sunspots at the moment]. The most famous example is the #MaunderMinimum (1645-1715) which brought plummeting temperatures, crop loss, famine, and the deaths of hundreds of millions of people ACROSS the planet."

Read more (sensationalistic source):
https://www.sott.net/article/440781-NOAA-confirms-a-full-blown-Grand-Solar-Minimum

NOAA Solar Predictions (to 2030):
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/predicted-sunspot-number-and-radio-flux

#Sunspots #SolarMinimum #WinterIsComing? #MiniIceAge