That article is unscientific alarmist clickbait, Danielle, and shouldn't be promoted even if your intention is sarcasm. See e.g. https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2020/05/sun-lockdown-is-a-solar-minimum-really-going-to-bring-famine-freezing-temps-and-droughts-to-earth.html ….
Deleted on account of the NY Post, but factually we are trending to a little ice age because of: SO2 emissions from burning biomass (livestock, bodies) Drop in NO2, NO, Methane, CO2, CO emissions. The wild springing up. Some other effects.
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Climate scientists have looked at the short-term effects of the COVID slow-down and found the plausible effects to be trivial. Note that we're still on track for a record warm year globally. Although a significant La Nina might squelch that, this year will still come close.
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I'm a climate scientist and I think this is way too early to call, since we're not even out of the first wave.
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