Chinanews on January 6 synthesis media on 6th reported that Britain encounters for hundred years the most serious snowstorm attack, the authority sounds the urgent weather warning, the British ground to air transportation comes under the serious influence, anticipated that this country gas supply likely occurred short. Several million populace live are harassed, over thousand schools suspended classes, the populace go to the supermarket to rush to purchase the cargo, stores up in home.
The English snowstorm weather continues, on January 5 the temperature dropped to 10 degrees Celsius below zero, the ground to air transportation came under the serious influence. The heavy snow make the airport snow, the airplane and runway is covering the snow and ice, many flights must cancel or delay. The Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport receive greatly affect, Manchester Airport once needs to close, to cleaning up the good snow to open. The railway communication greatly is also affected. In addition, the icing up street made road surface to be exceptionally slippery, the bringing about transportation box-up, the traffic accident occurred frequently, makes on many roads to arrange the vehicle queue.
The British meteorological department indicated that the British north area temperature lowers to 15 degrees centigrade. But under the attack of snowstorm, south Britain bears the brunt including London and region near the capital various county area. The meteorological department indicated that British south most districts 24 hours within amount of snow fall over 30 centimeters, the lives of several million populace possibly will be harassed. Local emergency service department also warned that they have been waging the struggle with the bad weather situation.
A meteorological bureau spokesperson said that because continues the storm, the meteorological bureau has issued warning blinker, but this kind of rank’s warning is uncommon, only in the summer Britain happens the flood disaster when 2007 has issued.
Besides the snow and ice, another question which the Scotland transportation faces is the salt and sand which the thaw needs is short, must import from other areas. The Highland administrative area local authority indicated that since the past three weeks, the locality has consumed 30,000 tons salts, the amount used has surpassed local 2006 to 2007 year total quantity.
Moreover, British Nation electric power supply Company second time issues the warning to the energy supplier throughout history, said that because continues to snow with severely cold, the editcoal gas demand increased 30% compared to the normal quarter demand, in the future like according to the equal sell editcoal gas, will possibly fall short of demand. Has caused natural gas price to climb to since to energy worry crazily for 10 months the highest prices.
British Nation electric power supply Company on January 5 warned saying that if occurred fell short of demand the situation, the company will possibly force to request for example the power plant to reduce the amount of use with the magnanimous user, to guarantee that the family user and special organization first used the gas to warm up.
Bad weather situation has brought inconveniently to the people. Scotland and English north as well as Wales had over thousand schools to suspend classes. The police, fire prevention as well as the first aid department have prepared, momentarily carries out the task and keeps the order. But some areas’ supermarket indicated that the massive customers emerge the supermarket, rushes to purchase the cargo to store up in home.
The experts pointed out that looks like from the present arctic weather’s phenomenon, only if atmosphere suddenly great change, otherwise the weather is hard to return to warmer weather. Anticipated that the British cold weather will also continue for several weeks.
(Origin: China News)
(This article originates: China News) 
