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severely affected due to flooded lines and Kings Cross station in London was temporarily closed due to concerns with overcrowding. Other rail services in Scotland and northern England were cancelled or severely disrupted. Leeds Bradford airport closed after an aircraft skidded off the runway during

Science from an Operational Mission: An L5 Consortium Meeting – London, UK – 12 May 2015 Heliospheric Remote-Sensing Observations and Modelling: An Outlook to a Long-Standing View from L5. Mario M. Bisi ([email protected]) (1), Bernard V. Jackson (2), Dusan Odstrcil (3,4), David F. Webb (5

millimetres of rain over its lifespan, with Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, and other parts of the Caribbean facing the brunt of the deluge. Such rainfall totals are comparable to what London typically receives in an entire year but compressed into just a few days. The combination of intense rainfall, strong

. Several buildings experienced structural damage from the strong winds. For example, the storm of 12 February resulted in some damaged roofs at Porthmadog, Gwynedd and a member of the public was killed on 13 February a er trees brought down power lines in Wiltshire. A motorist was killed in central London

valley. These may be compared with 23.5 °C in the London area. Instances of extreme high temperatures are rare and are associated with hot air brought from mainland Europe on south easterly winds, accompanied by strong sunshine. The highest temperature ever recorded in the whole of Scotland was 32.9 °C

, to be agreed with (CEOSA) Division). No activity was required under this work item. ©Crown Copyright 2010 7 1.2 Publications O’Doherty, S. and Carpenter, L. J., ‘Volatile halogenated compounds’ in Koppman R. (ed), Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere, Blackwell Ltd, London, 2007. Miller, B. R

a number of research activities involving UK-based organisations of relevance to the SCIPEA work, including that by Oxford University Energy and Power Group, Tropical Power of Oxford and the London School of Economics (LSE) as well as the International Hydropower Association (IHA) – based in London

Volcanic ash forecasts are only available from London VAAC for volcanoes erupting within London VAAC area.

meeting, London (June 2012) ©Crown Copyright 2010 4 2 Update on Three UK sites 2.1 Angus Tower The GC-ECD at Angus Tower (TTA) which measures N 2 O and SF 6 was previously operating with problems (and a very high background signal). The ECD detector was replaced in December 2012. The new detector gave

defences and the Thames Barrier was closed to protect London. The storm of 18 to 19 December again resulted in travel disruption and several thousand homes without power across western Scotland and Northern Ireland. There were also reports of some fallen trees, minor structural damage and localised