NASA - NASA's Terra Satellite Sees a Snow-Covered Ireland

Significant accumulations anywhere in the country are rare.

The winter of 2009-2010 was unusually cold and snowy. Called “The Big Freeze” by the British media, it brought widespread transportation problems, school closings, power failures and twenty five deaths. A low of -22.3°C (-8.1°F) was recorded on January 8, 2010, making it the coldest winter since 1978/79.

Although it has just begun, the winter of 2010-2011 threatens to be just as challenging. The earliest widespread snowfall since 1993 occurred on November 24, primarily affecting Great Britain and Scotland. Two days later snow began to cover Ireland, and the continuing severe weather has taken a toll. It has disrupted air, road and rail travel, closed schools and businesses, and caused power outages. Livestock and horses have had difficulty finding grass to eat, some relying on volunteer feeding efforts for survival. Local temperature records were broken, including a new record low for Northern Ireland of -18.7°C (-2°F) at Castlederg on December 23. As of that date, 20 deaths had been attributed to the winter weather and associated hazards.

News Wrap: Florida Cold Snap Damages $115 Million in Crops | PBS NewsHour | Dec. 29, 2010 | PBS

HARI SREENIVASAN: The cold wave stretching all the way to Florida has done at least $115 million in crop damage there. The state Agriculture Department confirmed that figure today. The deep freeze has affected fruits, vegetables, citrus, and foliage.

As far south as Miami, people were bundled up today against the record-breaking cold.

Car Dealership Roof Collapses Under Snow - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

BURNS, Ore. -- Heavy snow has caused a roof to collapse at a Ford dealership in eastern Oregon, burying antique cars, ATVs and snowmobiles.

If the evidence were so strong, there’d be no need for such untruths | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

However a headline of ”0.73% of climate scientists think that humans are affecting the climate” doesn’t quite have the same ring as 97% does it?