The UK's Big Freeze: the worst winter for decades

(Image: NEODAAS/University of Dundee)

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This AWESOME image (courtesy of the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station) shows just how much of the UK is affected by the current "Big Freeze".

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The UK is currently experiencing some of the worst winter weather on record, with entire settlements cut off, roads blocked, rock salt levels dangerously low and temperatures as low as -21 degrees centigrade.

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Click on some of the following articles to follow events in more detail:

"Weather Report (08-01-10): cold weather still grips UK" (The Guardian)

"Food Costs to soar as big freeze deepens" (The Guardian)

"Fresh snow warning: 20cm forecast as big freeze continues" (The Telegraph)

"The winter of 1947: the worst in living memory" (The Telegraph)

"The Big Freeze 2010: an audit" (The Independent on Sunday)

"Why the Met Office got it wrong - again" (The Independent on Sunday)

"Life in the Deep Freeze: why has it arrived and how long will it last?" (The Times)

"Shortage of grit may leave millions stranded" (The Times)