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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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Winter storm: Formed: 1 February 2009: Dissipated: 13 February 2009 [1] Lowest pressure: 992 mbar (hPa) [2] Lowest temperature: −18.4 °C (−1.1 °F) in Aviemore, Scotland: Maximum snowfall or ice accretion: 55 cm (22 in) in Okehampton, Devon: Fatalities: At least 4: Damage: £1.3 billion (US$2.1 billion) [2] Areas affected: British Isles ...
In late January 2009, severe winter storm developed over the Midwest, after having already brought more than an inch of ice to many areas in the United States. The system moved eastward across the Midwest into the Northeast. Many places expected a major ice storm, and areas to the north expected significant snowfall accumulations.
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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Groups of undergraduate students from Dr. Mark Fenske's Winter 2009 course on Human Memory were required to create a course-relevant topic that did not exist or improve one in need of substantial improvement. The project resulted in several new and revised pages posted on 22 April 2009.