UK weather and examples

Question 1

what are the impacts of Strong Winds?

Answer 1

Can damage properties and disrupt transport, uprooted trees can injure or kill people

Question 2

what are the impacts of Heavy Rainfall?

Answer 2

Recovering from flooding can cost millions of pounds, too much rain can cause flooding which damages homes

Question 3

what are the impacts of Snow and Ice?

Answer 3

Schools and businesses can be forced to shut and disruption to travel can have economic impacts

Question 4

what are the impacts of Drought?

Answer 4

Water supplies can run low, causing economic impacts such as crop failures

Question 5

what are the impacts of Thunderstorms?

Answer 5

Lightning can cause fires, which can damage property and the environment and can sometimes kill people

Question 6

what are the impacts of Heat Waves?

Answer 6

Disruption to transport from rails buckling or roads melting can cause economic impacts

Question 7

how is weather in the UK becoming more extreme?

Answer 7

• Temperature: the UK’s ten warmest years have all occurred since 2002, and 2018 was the joint hottest summer on record
• Rainfall: more rainfall records were broken between 2010 and 2014 than in any decade on record