The Big Freeze - UK 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: berraCreated on: 12-04-16 15:28 The Big Freeze - UK ... 1 of 18 Where was the first blast? The Pennines - 20cm of snow 2 of 18 When? Nov 2009 - Jan 2010 3 of 18 Which air mass brought the first load of snow? Polar 4 of 18 What problem did the first anticyclone cause? Blocked a tropical depression 5 of 18 What air mass brought the second load of snow? Arctic maritime 6 of 18 What brought the final load of snow? Depression of polar continental and arctic maritime 7 of 18 What problem did the second anticyclone cause? Filled the gap after the depression died freezing everything and blocking other air masses 8 of 18 Deaths? 22 9 of 18 OAP's found dead in garden? 2 10 of 18 How many school closures? 7,000 11 of 18 How much did it cost the gov? £13 billion 12 of 18 What did British Airways cancel? All short-haul flights 13 of 18 How many breakdown did the AA report in ONE day? 15,000 14 of 18 How much did it cost the RSA insurance group daily? £690 million 15 of 18 How much did repairs to potholes and water pipes cost? £81 million 16 of 18 What agricultural problems were caused? (3) Widespread soil erosion (freeze-thaw), minerals washed away, eutrophication 17 of 18 What did Heathrow Airport do to mitigate the impacts? They had an on-site Met-Office forecaster to predict what actions would be appropriate 18 of 18
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