Is This How An Ice Age Begins? | Real Science

The last ice age began when winter snow accumulation in Canada started exceeding summer melt. Are we headed in that direction? Canada is covered with very thick snow this spring, which is going to take a long time to melt.

Trend To Colder Winters Continues in UK | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

The winter ranked 43rd coldest since 1910, and continues the trend towards colder winters. In the last five years, only 2011/12 has been above the 1981-2010 average. The average over these five years has been 3.03C.

Interestingly, the average winter temperature for 1911-2013 stands at 3.52C, so by 20thC standards the last few years have been genuinely cold.

The New Nostradamus of the North: Greens want to put the climate of Switzerland on the UNESCO World Heritage list