Polar bear on O'Connell Street, Dublin - This has officially been the coldest December on record
Kate Hickey
IrishCentral
12/24/2010
This has been the coldest start to winter for the last 130 years, when records began. According to Met Eireann, Ireland’s meteorological service, December has officially been the coldest month ever on record.
Last Monday County Mayorecorded low temperatures of -17.2C (1F).
The latest snap is expected to last beyond Christmas Day and a thaw is expected to set in slowly on St.Stephen’s Day December 26th.
Even then there will be heavy rains and high winds, and driving conditions will be even more risky say the experts.
Dublin Airport was closed again yesterday for most of the day when an unexpected snow storm hit.
The weather continued to play havoc with effort to get home for Christmas by thousands coming from America, Australia and many other destinations.
In New York and Boston and Chicago Aer Lingus were warning passengers to check with the airline before departing for the airport as yesterday’s unexpected storm had again thrown schedules up in the air.
The cold snap all around Europe has once again raised questions about whether global warming is real or a manufactured threat…
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