The "seesaw" brought cycles of intensely cold winters and easterly winds, then switched abruptly to years of heavy spring and early summer rains, mild winters, and frequent Atlantic waves.

这个“跷跷板”带来了极度寒冷的周期性的严冬和东风，然后突然转换成多年的阴沉春季、过早降雨的夏季和温和的冬季，以及频繁的大西洋海浪。