5 Scientific Explanations for Game of Thrones’ Messed-Up Seasons

[Viva_La_Revolution]

We real-world Earthlings take for granted that the seasons will change on schedule. Our planet's clockwork-like seasonality allows us to predict the passage of time with complete precision, and we can always be sure that spring is right around the corner. The same cannot be said, however, for the unlucky inhabitants of George R. R. Martin's Westeros.

Why is this? And what are the possible scientific explanations for Westeros' long, unpredictable seasons?

A unique feature of Martin's Song of Ice and Fire world is its extreme seasonal variability. Summers and winters have an indeterminate length, leaving its citizens wondering how long the current season will last — and how long they may have to endure the next one. At the opening of Game of Thrones Season Two, the good folk of the Seven Kingdoms learn that the summer, which has lasted seven years, is coming to a close, and with it, the onset of what could be a very long and bitter winter.

http://io9.com/5906300/5-scientific-explanations-for-game-of-thrones-messed%20up-seasons

[Drale]

1. My theory is that

the Children of the Forest had a magic spell gone horribly wrong.