THE NEXT ICE AGE - NOW!

4 Jun 10 - At Storlien-Visjövalen ski resort in central Sweden, the last of the snow finally melted away on Wednesday, making it the longest continuous period of snow cover in the region for at least 60 years, according to the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).

The area around Storlien-Visjövalen, near the Norwegian border, received its first snowfall on September 29th last year.

Not only Storlien, in parts of southern Sweden this winter's snow cover lasted longer than in any year since the 1970s or 1980s.

Because of a long period of cool weather and heavy precipitation, snow cover is still increasing in higher elevations in the Alps.

Austria's Sonnblick, more than 3,000 meters above sea level, now has 665 cm of snow depth, a June record.
See: http://www.thelocal.se/27040/20100604/
Thanks to Tom Weatherby for this link

 

                         Record number of sub-zero days

Many parts of Sweden also endured a record number of days with of sub-zero temperatures this past winter. The northern Swedish towns of Sveg and Delsbo had 84 and 71 consecutive days of minus temperatures, while the Härjedalen town of Sveg endured sub-zero temperatures from December 13th to March 6th - the longest consecutive period since records began in 1875.
See: http://www.thelocal.se/25424/20100309/