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UTC on 20 July 2007 to 1200 UTC on 21 July 2007 ). This resulted in the flooding of thousands of homes and businesses and severe road and rail transport disruption across a wide area of the south Midlands. Many rivers burst their banks, including the lower Severn, upper Thames and their tributaries

, with 20 per cent admitting that they only start winter preparations, such as checking their boiler and pipes and stocking up their freezer, in December.  This is despite the biggest cited disruption from bad weather being boilers breaking down and pipes bursting. How can you prepare for Winter

system.  This year’s Global Climate chapter included a sidebar on phenological observations, which measure the response of the natural environment to climate drivers via the dates of bud burst, lake water chlorophyll concentrations and plant ageing in autumn. Many phenological events provide clear

regularly to control weeds Extra light and warmth encourage the garden to burst into life. However, this also means that weeds come up everywhere. You can keep on top of them by shallow hoeing regularly in dry conditions to kill most weed seedlings. For maximum effectiveness, choose a dry day

Topcliffe in North Yorkshire and at RAF Leeming -17.9°C was recorded. Impacts The emergency services, transport organisations and utilities were all put under great pressure by the snow. The freezing temperatures also caused water supply problems due to burst pipes. Transport   This snow event

of burst pipes due to freeze-thaw.  “That’s why we’re urging everyone to check their water pipes are well insulated now, and to follow our simple tips to protect homes against weather conditions. If you’re concerned about the impact of freeze-thaw or the cold weather, we encourage you to get in touch

of Campaigns at Water UK, said: “The recent freezing weather has been very disruptive to many people. The last thing we want is for people to experience further disruption as temperatures rise this weekend, putting many homes at risk of burst pipes due to freeze-thaw. “That’s why we’re urging everyone

combination for scientific studies. IPS/FR on LOFAR is progressing very well with good solar wind/ CME results, and preliminary heliospheric RM/FR determination. Not discussed here, but could dynamic spectra of near-Sun Type II radio bursts detected with ground-based radio telescopes be used as triggers

in summer. It is also furthest from the paths of most Atlantic depressions, with their associated cloud, wind and rain, so the climate is relatively quiescent. Temperature Mean annual temperatures vary from about 11.5 °C in central London and along the south coast to about 9.5 °C over higher ground

in summer. It is also furthest from the paths of most Atlantic depressions, with their associated cloud, wind and rain, so the climate is relatively quiescent. Temperature Mean annual temperatures vary from about 11.5 °C in central London and along the south coast to about 9.5 °C over higher ground