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I thought higher solar activity meant increased sun spots and CME. In general that increases some solar wind particles. We could see significant effects if CME

I thought higher solar activity meant increased sun spots and CME. In general that increases some solar wind particles. We could see significant effects if CME was directed towards us (Carrington event), and maybe that would represent more energy into the earth system. But in general, solar cycle isn’t “hotter”; sunspots in fact are cooler spots.

xirtaivi 3y ago
The umbra part of the sunspot is cooler, but each sunspot also has a penumbra region which causes the sunspot to be brighter. This is due to the magnetic field generated that causes the sunspot to overcompensate. This is the reason some theorize the Little Ice Age may have been caused by the Maunder Minimum.