In 2040, “the next frost” awaits the Earth, reports RIA Novosti news agency referring to the Daily Mail.
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According to scientists, every two hundred years there is a decline in solar activity, leading to a decrease in the average temperature on the planet a few degrees. So, the small ice age dates from the period from 1650 to 1850. It was preceded by a small climate optimum (approximately X – XIII centuries) – a period of relatively warm weather, mild winters and lack of severe droughts.
Despite these facts, experts from the Pulkovo Observatory St. Petersburg believe that the cooling expected on the planet between 2030 and 2040 will not be as severe as in the past era. “There is no reason to believe that global warming will last until the end of this century, “- said in this Communications Vladimir Kotlyarov, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. “Natural protective mechanisms are much more powerful than the human factor, “- added he. ice Age
