‘Beast from the East’ Caused by Warmer Arctic Conditions

LONDON – WEATHER – Periods of extremely cold winter weather and perilous snowfall, similar to those that gripped the United Kingdom in a deep freeze with the arrival of the ‘Beast from the East’, could be linked to the solar cycle, pioneering new research has shown.
A new study, led by Dr. Indrani Roy from the University of Exeter, has revealed when the solar cycle is in its ‘weaker’ phase, there are warm spells across the Arctic in winter, as well as heavy sn