Maunder Minor

Celestial / Cosmic

Sol dims, social upheaval

Earth's sun dims, repeating a behaviour first exhibited in the seventeenth century, though this time to a much lesser extent. The economies of those nations who rely heavily on solar power find it hard to adjust, with agriculture and power-generation severely handicapped. The resultant social upheaval forces many to look to find work offworld, as colonist-workers in the fledgling Jovian and Saturn colonies.