Extreme UK Weather
UK Case Study
- Created by: Jadyn
- Created on: 24-11-17 18:44
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- Extreme UK Weather
- Social
- Several people died from hypothermia
- Or accidents due to losing control on icy roads
- Lots of water pipes drove in the cold weather and burst.
- When they thawed, the pipes started to leak.
- 40,000 homes and businesses across Northern Ireland were left without water, in some cases for over a week
- When they thawed, the pipes started to leak.
- Schools closed on multiple occasions, including 7000 schools on the 2nd of December
- This means that many parents had to take time off work to look after their children
- Several people died from hypothermia
- Economic
- Transport networks were severely disrupted.
- Some motorways were shut, e.g. part of the M8 was closed for 2 days
- Some drivers were trapped in their cars for over 15 hours
- Trains and flights were also cancelled
- The run up to Christmas is a busy time for shops. In 2010 their sales were down put off by the weather.
- As a result some people were unable to get to work, affecting the UK's economy
- The overall economic impact of the cold period was around £1.6 billion - enough to reduce the UK's GDP by about 0.5%
- Transport networks were severely disrupted.
- Environmental
- Snow covered almost all of the UK on several occasions
- - To a depth of over 50 cm in some hilly locations
- The frost damaged crops, especially sugar beet
- Use of gas and electricity was more than double a normal December, increasing CO2 emissions
- Snow covered almost all of the UK on several occasions
- When: 25 November to 26 December
- Why: Cold air from northern Europe and Siberia used 2 long periods of very cold weather with a brief thaw in between
- Social
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