Extreme Weather in the UK - Case Study (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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2003 UK heatwave record temp & location
2003 UK heatwave record temp & location
38.1°C in Gravesend, Kent, SE England
Months affected by 2003 UK heatwave
Months affected by 2003 UK heatwave
June, July, and August
Cause: rainfall in 2003 heatwave
Cause: rainfall in 2003 heatwave
Low rainfall below normal levels
Cause: pressure system in 2003 heatwave
Cause: pressure system in 2003 heatwave
High pressure reducing rain, bringing warm conditions
Deaths in 2003 UK heatwave
Deaths in 2003 UK heatwave
2,000 deaths
Injuries from lightning in 2003 heatwave
Injuries from lightning in 2003 heatwave
20 people injured
Proportion of deaths from poor air (2003)
Proportion of deaths from poor air (2003)
One-third (1/3)
Railway speed restriction (2003 heatwave)
Railway speed restriction (2003 heatwave)
30 mph due to buckled tracks
Farming industry loss (2003 heatwave)
Farming industry loss (2003 heatwave)
£13 billion
Wheat yield drop in 2003 heatwave
Wheat yield drop in 2003 heatwave
Fell 12% in UK
Farm animals lost in 2003 heatwave
Farm animals lost in 2003 heatwave
Over 1000 (mainly cows and pigs)
Extra people on Brighton beach (2003)
Extra people on Brighton beach (2003)
1000 extra people
Heat-Health Watch (2003 management)
Heat-Health Watch (2003 management)
Dept of Health project giving advanced hot weather warning
Hose pipe ban in 2003 heatwave
Hose pipe ban in 2003 heatwave
Temporary ban due to public water supply shortages
Severe flood warnings (2003 heatwave)
Severe flood warnings (2003 heatwave)
40 severe flood warnings issued