2013 UK Winter Storm Case Study

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  • UK winter storms
    • Causes
      • Depression over the Atlantic Ocean
        • 950 mb, going as low as 936
          • lowest since 1886
        • Because temperatures higher than normal in winter
          • Contrasted with cold from north
          • Causes
            • Depression over the Atlantic Ocean
              • 950 mb, going as low as 936
                • lowest since 1886
              • Because temperatures higher than normal in winter
                • Contrasted with cold from north
    • Impacts
      • Scotland
        • 100,000 homes without power
        • Rail network shut down
        • Planes cancelled
        • Two died in scotland in car accidents
      • South UK
        • Travel disruption
        • Widespread flooding
          • Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, and Kent
        • 50,000 without power
        • 1 man swept away in Devon
      • Economic
        • Insurance claims = 1.1 billion pounds
    • Responses
      • COBRA Committee
      • Environment agency issued 40 warnings
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