With the Sun entering a natural "hibernation period" or solar minimum in which it projects less heat at the Earth there could be frostier weather and heavy snow storms. She claims the dramatic cold snap in Canada, which saw temperatures plummet to -50C, are thanks to the minimum. "The Sun is approaching a hibernation period," Professor Zharkova, who has published multiple scientific papers on solar minimums, said. "The reduction in temperature will result in cold weathers on Earth, wet and cold summers, cold and wet winters." "We will possibly get big frosts as is happening now in Canada where they see [temperatures] of -50C.

Source: Daily Mirror February 03, 2020 01:18 UTC