A graph of the sun's total solar irradiance ... The resulting reduction in the amount of solar energy available to affect Earth's climate was about .25 watts per square meter, less than half ...

there is a net gain of solar energy in the tropical latitudes and a net loss towards the poles tropical latitudes receive more of the Sun's energy than polar regions You can see in the graph below ...

A historic solar storm in May 2024 not only triggered spectacular auroras but also created two new temporary radiation belts ...