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The Beast From The East

The Beast from the East was a severe cold snap in February 2018, caused by a polar vortex from Siberia, resulting in temperatures dropping to -10°C and significant snowfall. The event had serious social impacts, including 10 deaths, power outages, and school closures, as well as economic repercussions costing the UK economy £1 billion per day. Management efforts included a red weather warning, deployment of snow ploughs, and military assistance to transport critical healthcare workers.

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The Beast From The East

The Beast from the East was a severe cold snap in February 2018, caused by a polar vortex from Siberia, resulting in temperatures dropping to -10°C and significant snowfall. The event had serious social impacts, including 10 deaths, power outages, and school closures, as well as economic repercussions costing the UK economy £1 billion per day. Management efforts included a red weather warning, deployment of snow ploughs, and military assistance to transport critical healthcare workers.

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Natural Hazards

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The Big Picture Background
The Beast from the East was a prolonged cold
natural hazards tectonic hazards snap, with heavy snow during the last week of
February, 2018. It involved a polar vortex, from
Natural Hazards
Siberia. It lasted for 10 days, and was compounded
weather hazards* climate change by the arrival of Storm Emma. Temperatures
dropped to -10°C with a wind chill of -22°C.

1 Sudden stratospheric warming happens


between 6 and 30 miles in the atmosphere

2 Slow moving, cold air sinks to a


lower level

3 The air warms and changes


direction

4 Stratospheric warming disturbed the jet stream –


allowing cold air from Russia to travel as far as the UK.

Social Impacts Environmental Impacts


• 10 people died • Extensive snowfall led to snow drifts, in
• Thousands of homes were left without power South Wales 50cm caused 7m drifts
• Thousands of schools were closed • The cold reduced the insect population,
• Hundreds of motorists on the M80 near causing food shortages for birds & wildlife.
Glasgow were stuck for up to 13 hours • Crop yields and growing seasons were
• The NHS cancelled non-urgent operations reduced e.g. asparagus and potatoes.
and clinics, affecting people’s access to • High Force (waterfall) froze for the first time
healthcare. since 1929.

Economic Impacts Management


• The Beast from the East cost the UK • Red weather warning issued by the Met Office
economy £1 billion/day • 4000 snow ploughs and gritters cleared roads
• Road closures cut supplies to supermarkets, • Armed forces rescued drivers and drove NHS
reducing stock levels and profits workers to work. In Edinburgh 200 critical care
• Transport closures impacted tourism and hospital workers were transported to their
trade shifts at two hospitals in Edinburgh.
• £10 million of insurance claims from car • High on the Pennines on the M62, the military
accidents. provided support rescuing vehicles.

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