In the late 17th to mid-18th centuries it had very few sunspots — fewer even than during the run of
recent cold winters in Europe, which other UK scientists have linked to a relatively quiet sun.
Based on data and climate simulations, they argue that a pattern known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which shifts every 20 to 30 years, is driving the increased upwelling as well as other climate trends, including the rapid warming of the Arctic and
recent cold winters in Europe.
I've averaged about 46 MPG with many of those miles coming over
the recent cold winter.
Although some Mainers have been questioning the science of climate change due to
the recent cold winter, scientists point out that 2014 was the warmest year on record in the rest of the world, while nine of the ten warmest years have occurred just this century.