Ireland warned to brace for third severe winter

IRELAND is being warned to brace itself for yet another harsh winter.

A drastic alteration in the flow of the Gulf Stream in recent years, the two recent eruptions of Icelandic volcanoes and low solar activity are combining to lead to the severe weather warning.

James Madden, long range forecaster for Exacta Weather, says both Ireland and Britain should prepare for a winter similar to, or even worse than, the experience of the last two years, when temperatures reached a 40-year low.