UK Hazards Flashcards
1
Q
flooding
A
causes deaths/injury, can be coastal/fluvial/surface
2
Q
severe weather
A
increasing in UK, storms (damaging winds), heatwaves (damage health), droughts (increased in UK, hosepipe ban)
3
Q
severe space weather
A
solar flares/storms (harm electronics/disrupt services)
4
Q
carrington event
A
mass solar ejection, affected machines/power
5
Q
volcanic eruptions
A
death/injury/disrupt services
6
Q
poor air quality
A
shortens life/asthma/mainly affects people with pre-existing conditions
7
Q
earthquakes
A
rare in UK, death/injury/disrupts services
8
Q
wildfires
A
increase in UK
