Blizzards vs Droughts
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- Created on: 01-04-16 13:47
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- blizzard vs drought
- north American blizzard
- facts
- feb 2003
- hit east coast, especially Boston to Washington
- Lasted 5 days
- snow 40-80cm deep
- very low temp and wind chill
- 75km/h winds
- blizzards in boston
- cause
- blocking high pressure system over Canada
- air was forced from rockies to cross cold interior
- cold air then met with warmer air off the coast
- impacts
- 27 deaths
- transport paralysed
- 95,000 homes blacked out in West Virginia
- schools closed for a week
- some damage to buildings by weight of snow $14 Million
- high cost to snow clearing, $20 million in new york
- facts
- European drough 2003
- facts
- 2003 drought lasted Feb to october
- normal drought is considered 15 consecutive days without rain
- lowest rainfall since 1921
- august-october 77% below average
- evaporation 15% above normal
- high temp (37) recorded
- increased thunderstornms due to air so dry
- cause
- a series of intense anticyclones
- forced depressions north or south of UK
- impacts
- high pollution, pollen, sunstroke, skin cancer
- expansion of tourism 4% to cool coasts
- retailers expanded sales of beer and ice cream
- 900 deaths from poor air quality
- loss of work days as people took time off £10 million per day
- harvest yield fell 20% milk yield fell 15%
- water shortage and hosepipe bans
- roads melted train tracks buckled
- reservoirs dried 50% below capacity
- fires killing rare birds Eg on dorset heath
- facts
- north American blizzard
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