The Maunder Minimum occurred within the Little Ice Age, a long period () of lower-than-average European temperatures. The reduced solar activity may have contributed to the climatic cooling, although the cooling began before the solar minimum and its primary cause is believed to be volcanic activity.
the maunder minimum occurred within the little ice age a long period () of lower-than-average european temperatures the reduced solar activity may have contributed to the climatic cooling although the cooling began before the solar minimum and its primary cause is believed to be volcanic activity