(Atlantic) cyclones have been increasing in numbers since 1995, but one can't say with certainty that there is a link to global warming. There have been other high-frequency periods for storms, such as in the 1950s and 60s, and it could be that what we are seeing now is simply part of a cycle, with highs and lows. |
You'd have to go back at least 10 years, sometimes 20 years, to find such sharp colds. |