The Beast from the East

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What disturbed the jet stream in February 2018?

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Identify the air mass that brought the Beast from the East to the UK.

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True or false? During the winter in the northern hemisphere there is a large mass of cold air in the upper atmosphere, also known as the stratosphere. This vortex is what causes air to move from west to east usually. However, in February 2018 there was a considerable rise in air temperature of around 50°C 18 miles above the Earth at the North Pole. Sudden stratospheric warming caused a weakening of the jet stream leading to a change in the direction of the winds approaching the UK from west to east to east to west, allowing a cold air mass (polar continental air mass) from Russia to cover The UK.

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What was the temperature of the cold air that arrived in the UK from Siberia in late February 2018?

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True or false? The air mass picked up water over the North Sea, which resulted in a heavy snowfall when it reached The UK.

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Identify the weather system originating from the Azores that met the cold air mass from Siberia, rapidly cooled, condensed and brought blizzards, gales and sleet.

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Which of the following are examples of the social impacts of the Beast from the East?

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Which of the following are examples of the economic impacts of the Beast from the East?

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Which of the following are examples of the environmental impacts of the Beast from the East?

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Whihc of the following are examples of the responses to Beast from the East?

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