UK Weather Hazards

Question 1

Heavy snow and extreme temp?

Answer 1

E.g. wimtyer 2010

- Places in North of UK e.g. Scotland

Question 2

Drought?

Answer 2

• Long period of dry weather

- Rievrs dry up, resevoirs low, crop failure

Question 3

Heatwave?

Answer 3

SUMMER 2003 :)
- highest temp ever recorded (37.9 degrees at Heathrow Airport)
Deathe (2k in Birtain) - elderly

Question 4

Prolonged rainfall?

Answer 4

York 2015

250 people evacuated from home and 500 homes were inundated

Question 5

Thunderstorms - Lightening?

Answer 5

Storms happen after rain e.g. in July 2014 DRAMATIC STORMS RESULTED IN 3000 lightening strikes across soutehrn Britain
➡ ppl DIED (heart attacl & water electrecuted)

Question 6

Thunderstorms - Torential Rainfall?

Answer 6

Flash flooding - Boscastle 2004

• Homes, businesses & cars belonged to 7000+ people were swept away
• Income from tourism lost
• Had impacts of livliehood and local economy

Question 7

Strong winds?

Answer 7

Can be end of hurricane fropm Atlantic Ocean (storm Ophelia 2017)

• Powelines brought down (electricity)
• Bridges closed
• Trees fall down affects roads
• Large waves on coast

Question 8

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2002

Answer 8

Record rainfall in Oct abnd Dec

Question 9

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2003

Answer 9

Record highest temp of 38.5 degrees in July - over 2k ppl died and roads MELTED

Question 10

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2006

Answer 10

July record breaking heat and sunniest over prts of England

Question 11

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2007

Answer 11

Record breaking rainfall in teh summer caused flooding and disruption

Question 12

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2008

Answer 12

Septy prolonged rainfall which led to flooding, paticularly in North East. Record low temp + few days pf snow

Question 13

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2009

Answer 13

Feb - heavy snow caused flooding

Question 14

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2010

Answer 14

Nov - Dec very low temp and significant snowfall. Lowest temp is -18.7 degrees

Question 15

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2012

Answer 15

April - July, exceptional wet weather breaking rainfall records, And in NOV

Question 16

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2013

Answer 16

Winter storms - Dec - Jan

Question 17

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2015

Answer 17

Heatwave - 1 day and record July temp. Dec 2015 - very heavy rainfall which led to flooding and warmest Dec ever

Question 18

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2016

Answer 18

Sep - exceptionallyw arm (a week) - heatwave followed by heavy rain - flash flooding

Question 19

Is Uk weather becoming more extreme? 2017

Answer 19

June - highest temp since 1976. Sunny weather from 17 to 21 June

Question 20

Why might extreme weather events be on the increase

Answer 20

• More energy in the atmospghere can lead to more intense storms
• The atmospheric circulation may eb affected, bringing floods to normally dey regions and heatwaves to normally cooler regions

Question 21

Characteristics of extreme weather?

Answer 21

Freequency - abnormal, rare
Duration - last longer than expected
Examples - drought, heatwave, heavy rain