What has caused all these terrible winds around London, and probably around the UK...? Three trees were blown down near my school and i was just wondering what has been causing these winds to even reach up to 170 km an hour over the past few days. As far as i can remember there were never used to be as strong winds as there have recently.
2007-01-18 04:19:51 · 12 answers · asked by stardom 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The Atlantic jetstream is at the moment focused directly on the UK. This very strong wind (like a flowing river of air) runs high in the atmosphere, and is strongest in winter. It pushes air across the Atlantic from the USA to Europe.
Relatively warm air in the mid-Atlantic has made storms that started off in the east coast of the USA get stronger before reaching the UK. This season, the jetstream has been unusually powerful and fast.
2007-01-18 04:37:09 · answer #1 · answered by phoenix2frequent 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The move of trains by the narrow tunnels. The practice acts like a piston and pushes the air out in the front of it into the station at severe %, causing a 'windy' result around the stations.
2016-11-25 01:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by kull 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weather goes round in cycles, we have been having a moderate spell at present, but when I was a boy, each year we had lots of snow and ice, but also hot summers, don't worry the U.K. doesn't have great weather fluctuations, and don't believe all you hear about global warming, most of it is just a political ploy to tax the nation, We know what you are up to Mr Brown!!!!!
2007-01-18 04:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Greybeard 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
170 km an hour, I don't think so. 70 MILES PER HOUR, yes.
This is called normal winter weather. We just like to get excited when it blows a gale.
Maybe you weren't around on 16th October 1987. Now that really was a windy day.
2007-01-18 04:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
nort only its winter but since the UK is an island-the strong winds are coming off the atlantic and the English Channel.
2007-01-18 04:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by chuck h 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are not old enough to remember the storm in October 1987
2007-01-18 04:24:27 · answer #6 · answered by bwadsp 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What makes London think it can have the pick of the best weather - its not that great a place!
2007-01-18 19:18:04 · answer #7 · answered by Modern Major General 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its all about the climate and ozone layer business. We need to do all we can recycle, have less holidays where you take planes. It damages the ozone layer, we are going to fry when its all gone.
2007-01-18 04:28:50 · answer #8 · answered by truth_and_time_tells_all 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cos John Prescott farted!
2007-01-18 04:28:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah sorry about that, but those sprouts at christmas are still causing me problems!
2007-01-18 07:46:49 · answer #10 · answered by toofy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋