| What Impacts can Strong Winds do? Give an Example | -Strong Winds may Interfere with Transport and Buildings, and Trees and Debris may Fall which could Kill People
-17 Casualties from Strom Eunice, 2022. |
| What can Heavy Rainfall do? Give an Example | -Lots of Rain will equal Flooding which will damage Homes, Transport and Lives. Recovering is a complete Nightmare for Social [Good luck], Environmental [eg Soil is now full of Rubbish] and Economic Reasons [Cost!!!]
-Somerset has 3x the amount of Rain it got, leading to Floods [2013-14] |
| What can Snow and Ice do? Give an Example? | -Snow & Ice may cause Deaths and Injuries; Businesses and Schools may have to Temporally Shut, affected the Economy
-'Beast from the East' had around 50cm of Snow which obviously was a Nightmare to deal with |
| What can Drought do? Give an Example | -Water being low will result to the Economy and Social Functions being Hit eg Crops failing will mean more Importing
-Water may even have to be Rationed, so it becomes Regulated Further
-2010-2012 saw South and East England only have around 75% of Rainfall, leading to low Levels of Groundwater |
| What can Thunderstorms do? Give an Example | -Lots of Rain and Strong Winds can happen as a result of Thunderstorms, and Fires may Emerge meaning more Damage is caused to the Environment and Economy
-July 2014 saw Thunderstorms hit England which had Power Cuts and Flights being Delayed |
| What can Heat Waves do? Give an Example | -Having Periods of Hot Weather can lead to Heat-Related Deaths Increasing, and Melting may disrupt the Infrastructure of a Region or even Nation.
-2018 was a Stupidly Hot Summer. |
| How is the Weather in the UK being more Extreme? | -UK has had the Top 10 Warmest Years all before 1900, with 2018 being Joint 1st.
-7 of the 11 Coldest Temperatures was recorded before 1980, with 2010 December hosting the Coldest Month for well over a Century
-Record of Rainfall keeps on Breaking, Especially in 2010-2014. This leads to more Flooding Events being more Common. The Link is Clearly Obvious [December 2015 was the Wettest Month Recorded - which meant lots of Flooding across the UK] |
