It does it for one reason: to clear a path for other vessels, so they can take advantage of the frozen Arctic.

No wonder their tolerance went down, if they had simultaneously to freeze their hands and work out how to describe a table.

Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages… and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future.

There’s the small corner store, just a quick bike ride down one street and up another, where I can get an ice-cold soda in a glass bottle with the red metal cap.

More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organisations is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out!