Storms Over Britain-Oct 2000 Flashcards
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Give a description of a weather event.
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- England+Wales had wettest autumn since records began
- 492mm of rain fell between sept+nov
- combination of high rainfall, high winds plus flooding.
- Storms linked to low pressure systems over the Atlantic.
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Q
A case study of?
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A weather event associated with low pressure
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Q
What are the causes of the weather event?
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- Warm air from low pressure systems clashed witch old air form arctic
- Clash of air caused storms as warm air evaporated rapidly.
- winds including jet stream in upper atmosphere blow over UK
- storm conditions from tail end hurricane from USA
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What effects did the storms over Britain have?
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- Unexpected flooding
- storm drains built in 1990’s inadequate
- damaged homes and possessions -not everyone insured
- Trees fell
- damaged ecosystems
