Remember any of these?

Storm Abigail 12-13 November 2015

Storm Desmond 5-6 December 2015

Storm Frank 29-30 December 2015

Storm Katie 27-28 March 2016

Key idea: Extreme weather events in the UK have impacts on human activity Cold temperatures and snow in November/December 2010 Causes Social, economic and environmental impacts How management strategies can reduce risk Evidence that weather is becoming more extreme in the UK

Evidence that weather is becoming more extreme in the UK

Evidence that weather is becoming more extreme in the UK Up to 4: A basic description of some extreme weather events in the last 20 years. 5/6: A more detailed description of extreme weather events in the last 20 years – some examples of weather, location, year and impacts given. 7+: Detailed description of extreme weather events in the last 20 years. A wide range of examples of weather, areas affected, date, data and impacts given.

Sort these extreme weather events onto chronological order What do you notice about the dates?

Complete a timeline of extreme weather Add illustrations to make it easier to remember

The UK recorded its highest temperature ever 0f 38 The UK recorded its highest temperature ever 0f 38.5⁰C in Faversham, Kent on 10th August 2003. Over 2000 people died in the weeks during the heat wave. Railways tracks buckled and in places the tarmac on the roads melted! In June & July of 2007 13 people were killed and many left homeless as summer floods affected large parts of the county – especially Hull, Sheffield and Gloucestershire. It was Britain’s wettest May-July since records began in 1776. It was called ‘Awful August’ by the Met Office due to the unsettled weather that occurred in 2008. Rain soaked large parts of the county with the south west and north east particularly affected. Flooding was seen in Somerset, Worcestershire and Northumberland. On the 1st February 2009 the south of England experienced the heaviest snow in 18 years. 20cm fell on London. In November 2009 the town of Cockermouth in Cumbria was devastated by floods. Record rainfall amounts fell in November in the Lake District. Between 25th November and 26th December 2010 most of the UK was hit by heavy snowfalls. Northern Ireland recorded a record low temperature of -18.7⁰C at Castlederg. A total of 6 major storms hit the UK in the winter of 2013/2014. Severe flooding across southern England caused the River Thames to burst its banks and vast areas of the Somerset Levels were underwater for weeks. It was England’s wettest winter for 250 years. In the winter of 2015/2016 severe storms and heavy rainfall caused flooding in the north of England. On the 5th December 2015, Storm Desmond broke the record for the most rain in a 24 hour period in the UK when 341.4mm of rain fell at Honister Pass in Cumbria.

Heat Wave, Brighton, August 2003

Rain, Cockermouth, November 2009

Rain, Tewkesbury, June 2007

Cold, London, February 2009

Storm Desmond, December 2015

Evidence that weather is becoming more extreme in the UK

34⁰C Isoline What was the temperature in London on 9th August 2003? What is the name of this type of map? Isoline

Study figure 1, a map showing record temperatures in the UK. Name the location with the warmest temperature (1). Describe the pattern on the map (2) Faversham, Kent Idea of highest temperatures towards the south (1) Use of data to back this up (1)

Give evidence which would suggest the UK’s weather is becoming more extreme (6) L1 1-4 marks: At the lower end impacts are listed, at the upper end impacts are developed with more description. L2 5-6 marks: Description of at least 2 impacts with examples from an actual named events – data, place names ring true.

‘The UK’s weather is becoming more extreme’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use figure 1 and your own knowledge in your answer (8) Figure 1

L1 1-4 marks: General description of more extreme weather events from the UK using evidence from figure 1 – focussing on the record temperature as evidence or own knowledge. L2 5-6 marks: As L1, but uses both figure 1 and own knowledge in answer. L3 7-8 marks: In L3 answers begin to question the statement and consider the idea that many of the temperature records on figure 1 are from the early 1900’s – so how can extreme weather be a recent phenomenon? Uses figure 1 and own knowledge. Own knowledge used is specific. Concludes that evidence is conflicting and not yet conclusive.

Find out about the most recent storm from the bell work activity. What were the impacts of this storm?

3 Names of storms that have affected the UK 2 Extreme weather events in recent years 1 weather record that has been broken in recent years

Key idea: Extreme weather events in the UK have impacts on human activity Cold temperatures and snow in November/December 2010 Causes Social, economic and environmental impacts How management strategies can reduce risk Evidence that weather is becoming more extreme in the UK