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The winter of 2009–10 in the United Kingdom (also called The Big Freeze of 2010 by British media) was a meteorological event that started on 16 December 2009, as part of the severe winter weather in Europe. January 2010 was provisionally the coldest January since 1987 in the UK. [1]
The winter of 2009–2010 in Europe was unusually cold. Globally, unusual weather patterns brought cold, moist air from the north. Weather systems were undergoing cyclogenesis from North American storms moving across the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and saw many parts of Europe experiencing heavy snowfall and record-low temperatures.
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The weather also leads to the closure of many schools which were due to return after the Christmas break. [3] Waterford Wedgwood, makers of the famous Wedgwood pottery, enter administration. [4] 6 January The cold weather affecting the UK continues to cause widespread disruption across the country. [3]
Cold weather consisting of snow and freezing temperatures causes widespread disruption across the UK. Travel routes are severely affected including roads and railways, in addition to Luton and Birmingham airports respectively. The weather also leads to the closure of many schools who were due to return after the Christmas break. [2]
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3 January – Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces that full body scanners will be introduced at UK airports following the failed attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009. [1] 5 January – The country is once again deluged by heavy snowfall as it endures its worst cold spell since the winter of 1981–82. [2]
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