Council to act on mini ice age predictions

THE possibility that the world may be on the verge of entering a mini ice age is prompting Cork County Council to print advice brochures to help people cope with the possibility of further harsh conditions this winter.

County engineer Noel O’Keeffe confirmed yesterday that the local authority has already prepared a draft leaflet advising householders what to do if another big freeze hits us again in a few months’ time.

Scientists have expressed concern that a lack of sunspots and very few solar flares emanating from the sun may be an indication that the world is heading for a mini ice age, last experienced in the mid-17th century.