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Side by side maps of Arctic comparing future rates of winter warming with and without a grand solar minimum

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In a future with moderately high levels of greenhouse gases, large areas of the high northern latitudes could experience winter warming of at least 6 degrees Celsius (11 degrees Fahrenheit, left). A strong Grand Solar minimum could reduce but not eliminate this warming (right). NOAA Climate.gov image, based on data from Spiegl and Langematz, 2020.