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19/10/2005
Met Office issues winter warning
Britain could be facing its coldest winter for ten years, the Met Office has warned.
The Met Office has said that the UK should prepare for the coldest winter since 1995-96, following a series of mild winter seasons.
Ewen McCallum, head of forecasting at the Met Office, said that there was a 65% chance of this winter being considerably colder than recent years.
The predictions have been based on the North Atlantic Oscillation method, which measures the temperature of the sea.
Elderly people would be the most at risk if temperatures dropped considerably during the winter months.
Mr McCallum said that for every degree that the temperature dropped below the winter average, 8,000 people could die.
The Met Office has warned that the government, local authorities and the NHS should be on “amber alert”.
The cold weather would affect those living in “fuel poverty”, who struggle to afford to heat their homes properly. It is estimated that around two million households in the UK cannot afford to heat their homes adequately in winter.
(KMcA/SP)
The Met Office has said that the UK should prepare for the coldest winter since 1995-96, following a series of mild winter seasons.
Ewen McCallum, head of forecasting at the Met Office, said that there was a 65% chance of this winter being considerably colder than recent years.
The predictions have been based on the North Atlantic Oscillation method, which measures the temperature of the sea.
Elderly people would be the most at risk if temperatures dropped considerably during the winter months.
Mr McCallum said that for every degree that the temperature dropped below the winter average, 8,000 people could die.
The Met Office has warned that the government, local authorities and the NHS should be on “amber alert”.
The cold weather would affect those living in “fuel poverty”, who struggle to afford to heat their homes properly. It is estimated that around two million households in the UK cannot afford to heat their homes adequately in winter.
(KMcA/SP)
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