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Case Study of a high pressure system - summer drought in Europe 2003 (What…
Case Study of a high pressure system - summer drought in Europe 2003
Which areas were affected?
central Europe
France
Germany
UK
What were conditions like?
heat wave conditions
hot
/
dry
/
settled weather
windy on coast
drought conditions
less rain means more forest fires
What caused the drought & heat wave
anticyclone;
clear skies allowed the sun to increase temp
high pressure
means cool air could not rise, cool & condense forming clouds. This means there was
no rain
temps in cities were increased by buildings & traffic
What was the impact on different groups of people?
Elderly
suffered from dehydration
/
heatstroke (vunerable)
Farmers
insufficient water = crops
/
animals died
lost €1 billion as crops failed
Transport
rivers dried up so river traffic stopped (boats)
shop keepers
ice-cream
/
bottled water
/
electric fan sales increased
food
/
water prices increased
Emergency services
firemen;
risking their lives
/
working overtime = increase in pay
hospital staff;
10x more people admitted to hospital
hottest day;
Faversham, Kent, 38.5°c
30 000 people died - 14 000 in France