UK and Europe Facing New Mini-Ice Age

The Frozen Thames (1677)

From the Sunday Express: "SHOCK CLAIM: World is on brink of 50 year ICE AGE and BRITAIN will bear the brunt":

Crippling blizzards, snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures threaten a yearly dose of Arctic misery for the next FIFTY YEARS at least - and possibly decades more.

Climate experts warn a rare pattern of water cooling in the north Atlantic will trigger a chain reaction of events leading to a “fully-blown ice age”.

The say the UK is on alert for a “serious climate situation” with regular winter whiteouts pushing emergency services to the limit.

The primary factors driving the prediction are record cold water temperatures in the Atlantic, a "cold blob"in the North Atlantic off of Greenland, and an expected decline in solar output in coming decades.

Flashback: In 2000, the UK's MET very publicly stated that England would soon see no more snowfalls.