An estimated 45% of the U.S. winter wheat crop has been damaged as the polar vortex (also known as meridional jetstream flows associated with Grand Solar Minima) brings Texas’ power grid down. More from the Ice Age Farmer.
The sun appears to be the same day-in and day-out, year after year. Truth is, our star is a seething mass of activity, until it’s not. Every 11 years or so, sunspots fade away, bringing a period of calm known as the solar minimum. During this process, the sun simply changes form, a cycle that we’re currently headed into. Learn more about our magnificent star in this episode of Space Videos.
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