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Extreme
UK Weather
- MORE RAIN +
HIGH
TEMPERATURES
- Summer 2007 wettest
summer ever!!
- In Scottland the volume of rain
increased by 60%
- Highest ever UK temperature in
2003 (38.5°C) caused heatwave
- FLOODING (by storms
and high rainfall)
- South East in 2000
- Cornwall in 2004
- Cumbria in 2005
- Midlands in 2007
- Devon in 2008
- Norfolk in 2006
- South East in 2000
- Summer 2007 wettest
summer ever!!
- ADVANTAGES
- Warm climates mean new crops can
grow e.g olives
- Increased rainfall means
increase in water supply
- Increased rainfall means
high crop yield
- Milder winters mean fewer
cold related deaths
- Warm climates mean new crops can
grow e.g olives
- DISADVANTAGES
- High temperatures cause
railway lines to buckle so
trains cant run
- Floods block roads
and railways
- Heatwaves cuses
death by exhaustion
- Flooding causes death
by drowning
- Droughts cause crop
failures
- Water use restricted
during droughts
- Foods damage
businesses, jobs lost
- Floods damage
homes
- High temperatures cause
railway lines to buckle so
trains cant run
- REDUCING
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
- 1) PREPARING - Individuals and
local authorities can prepare
people.
- FLOOD DEFENCES
built along rivers
- EDUCATION to teach public
ways to cope with droughts +
floods + heatwaves
- FLOOD DEFENCES
built along rivers
- 2) PLANNING - Emergency services and
Council can plan how to deal with extreme
weather
- Where to put shelters
- How to rescue people
- Where to put shelters
- 3) WARNING - Warning
systems give people time to
prepare for evacuation
- 1) PREPARING - Individuals and
local authorities can prepare
people.
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