....this article made no claims or predictions in terms of any ecological systems on the earth (such as climate and global temperatures). it was purely an article on an astrophysical phenomenon. Also the conclusion that the sun's activity will be reduced by about 60% relates to sun spots, solar flares and coronal discharges etc. It is NOT a reduction in solar output by 60%. In fact the suns energy output changes over very long time periods, even with these dynamic one off solar effects or bursts of energy.
A follow up media story on the prediction of a mini ice age based on this article has also been published which back tracks
Cheer up, we’re not heading into 'mini ice age' just yet
Published time: 18 Jul, 2015 16:45
http://www.rt.com/news/310184-mini-ice-age-solar/