UK Travesties

 Coastal Hazards When thinking about coastal hazards within the world the first thing that I think most people would think of is rising sea levels. Outside of that would be probably coastal storms such as hurricanes. The UK, as discussed last week, does not have that big of an issue when it comes to hurricanes, at least to the extent that other coastal countries that are closer to the equator do. The UK is far from a tropical climate and keeps hurricane-like storms relatively mild. The UK usually throughout the year has some runoff from hurricanes that hit off the east coast of the United States. Outside of that the UK does have concerns that come from rising sea levels.  There are two main causes for sea level rise, mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets melting and the warming of the ocean leading to an expansion in volume. According to the World Bank Group , the impacts of the rising ocean levels cause problems for not just the areas around the coasts but the entire coasta...

       The UK has a history of having some severe weather events in recent years, be that prolonged heavy rainfall, heavy snow in their winter months, extreme heat, or strong winds.  Although the UK has an issue with every one of these events every year, I will be mainly putting my focus on the heavy snow in the winter months.     The UK on average gets about 23.7 days worth of snow per year with some areas getting more snow on average, such as Scottland at about 38.1 days per year, and some areas getting less snow such as Cornwall with about 7,4 days on average. The UK had some of the coldest winters in its history in the mid-1700s as well as 1800'a as well as extreme weather in the 1970s and 1980s, with winters reaching down to below negative 10 to negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit. But in recent years there has been a shift in the cold winters, actually, this year the UK, as well as the rest of Europe, has had one of the warmest winters in their hist...