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)

Flooding in Cumbria

The flooding that occurred in Cumbria on the 19 and 20 November 2009 was some of the worst on record.

Click on the two BBC links below to read more:

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(The Independent, The Times etc.)

Twice the Tectonic Terror!

Click on the links below to read about the earthquakes that struck Indonesia and the Tsunami that affected islands in the South Pacific at the beginning of October:

The Big Question: What are national parks, and why do we have so many of them?

Some 60 years after its 627 square miles of chalk upland and river valleys spreading from Sussex to Hampshire were first recommended for preservation, the South Downs this week became Britain's newest national park.

CLICK HERE to find out more about National Parks...

Carbon Capture goes Underground

Solution to the carbon problem could be under the ground

Hope for the fight against climate change as study finds greenhouse gas can be buried without fear of leaking

CLICK HERE to read the full article in The Independent

UN Climate Conference: The Countdown to Copenhagen

"In 331 days' time, 15,000 officials from 200 countries will gather in the Danish capital with 1 goal: to find a solution to global warming."

To read more on this crucial topic clink on the link to The Independent below:

Artistic Clues to Coastal Change

"Nineteenth Century artwork is a useful tool for studying coastal erosion, according to a retired coastal engineer."

Want to read more?

Click HERE to link to the BBC website