Storm hits the UK

LO: what are the causes and impacts of a major storm?

How do people respond to a major storm?

Assessment

• Timed writing exercise• Today we are going to

look at the causes and impacts of a storm in that affected the UK

• We will also look at how people respond to a storm

• You will be assessed on all three areas

The day the weather went crazy!!!

• What major weather has happened recently?

• Watch these clips and identify the causes, impacts and responses to this weather

• Heavy flooding• Impacts• Responses• The cost

Assessment

•Cause•Impact (including cost)

•Response

Your preparation & homework task…• Prepare Personal

Research Notes for the assessment lesson. Today’s lesson will help you with this.

• Bring one A4 sheet of notes based on this lesson to next lesson. These are your Personal Research Notes

• Next lesson: answer 3 questions based on today’s work and the Personal Research Notes that you have prepared.

Storm Kyrill…

• January 2007• Winds up to 150 km/h

(90mph)• Torrential rain• Thunder & lightning• Storm surges (what

are these?)• WHAT CAUSES THIS

TO HAPPEN?

What causes this type of storm?

Impacts…

• 11 Deaths• Falling trees• Damage to buildings• Localised flooding• 130,000 homes without

electricity• Travel chaos – railways

shut and roads shut and flights cancelled

• £350 million damage

Responses

• Met office (right)• Predicts and reports

weather• Environment Agency• Acts on predictions• Advises government,

local authorities• Emergency services• Even the army on

occasions…• But not everyone was

protected… what happened to Saurav?

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6279835.stm

Over to you

• Prepare notes based on this lesson

• You are allowed 1 sheet of A4

• Use the following links to add to your knowledge– Oil to be moved from beached ship– High winds cause damage at Lords– Power back on in every household

• Bring your A4 sheet in next lesson!