beast from the east
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militry - to help at hospitals
AA - 8,260 collisions on Britain’s roads from the snow chaos in just three days
the insurance cost above £10million
Police in Macclesfield said they arrested two suspected thieves after tracking their footprints through the snow.
Snow drifts were in excess of 7m in rural locations.
Wales and the south west, said 1,300 homes had power cuts. In total at least 9,000 households lost power.
Exam Question
the UK had not experienced such low temperatures since 1991, 27 years ago
British Airways cancelled hundreds of short-haul flights from Heathrow, and London City Airport
A boy in Basildon, Essex, was saved by firefighters after he got trapped in the middle of a frozen lake when the ice broke up
In London, a man died after being pulled from a frozen lake
Thousands of schools were closed
Scottish Premiership postponed its games
Gusts of 60-70mph in parts of northern England and Wales.
Temperatures dropped to -10ºC
The Met Office issued "red Warnings" for several areas, including the belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow
cold air from Scandinavia and Russia combined
Extreme weather events can have a negative impact on the ecomy becuse in figure 2 i can see it can stop trucks carrying goods to retailers across the country. This is damaging because it halts people from purchasing Items and therefore limiting income into the country
On the other hand it can have a positive impact on the econmomy because it can force poeple to purchase more winter themed products to help stay warm.
in conclution I think that the economy can be impacted negatively because there are more reasons to back this up. for example take another extreme weather event such as a hurricane, this storm can usally only have negative outcomes.
it is caused by the different cells in the atmosphere