Short Sharp Science: Solar lows caused extreme European winters | Science News | Scoop.it
From www.newscientist.com - October 11, 2011 2:32 AM

The link between extreme winter weather in North America and Europe - including the cold spells of the last three years - and the 11-year solar cycle is growing stronger.

Last year, New Scientist reported that physicists suspected events in the stratosphere linked solar activity to extreme winters in the UK.