There will definitely not be an ice age soon. The next ice age was originally on track to start in about 10,000 years and not really peak for anther 50,000 years or so. read more
Looking forward to the next few solar cycles, her model predicts that from 2030 to 2040 there will be cause for a significant reduction in solar activity, which again, will lead to a mini ice age. According to Zharkova: In cycle 26, the two waves exactly mirror each other – peaking at the same time but in opposite hemispheres of the Sun. read more
However, it is also possible that the new solar energy slump could be as deep as the ‘Maunder minimum’ (after astronomer Edward Maunder), between 1645 and 1715 in the coldest part of the ‘Little Ice Age’ when, as well as the Thames frost fairs, the canals of Holland froze solid. read more