The entire UK is covered under snow and the weather men have warned of severe conditions lasting until Sunday. Life across UK is getting into a standstill with the northern part including Scotland most severely hit.
The transportation across UK is the most severely hit due to the severe weather. Bad transport conditions influences a common man’s life and people have been stranded in different parts of the country because of blocked motorways and trains. London underground network which serves more passengers than any other network has been affected too. Several tube stations have to be temporarily shut and tubes did not run on several lines in the past few days. The snow has created problems including blocking of the tracks, signal problems and electricity shot circuit. The officials at London underground insist that they had been working overtime to maintain the normal running of tubes. They claim that several thousands of workers are physically scraping the ice off the tracks and hundreds of de-icing machines have been working day and night. All these efforts seem insufficient as the passengers are kept waiting on different parts of London underground for several hours.
SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITIES HIT
All the schools and most of the colleges across UK have to shut down in the event of severe weather conditions. Several schools have been shut indefinitely and the students left with uncertainty about the important exams. 227,000 students are to appear for GCSE exams (bbc news) and they are unsure whether the date has been postponed. Several university colleges are using the social networking sites like twitter and facebook to inform the students about closure because of bad weather.
GAS SUPPLIES
The government officials have warned that the gas demand has reached a record high figure and public should start cutting down on the use of gas in the event of the severe weather continuing the situation may get worse where the govt won’t be able to fullfill the heightened demand. Govt on their part reassure of taking every possible steps that they can take to maintain a healthy supply of gas to everyone.
While the common man is getting affected adversely, for some people this extreme weather has given a reason to rejoice. People on the highlands are indulging into skiing sports and sledging. There are others who are enjoying frozen lake swimming.
The transportation across UK is the most severely hit due to the severe weather. Bad transport conditions influences a common man’s life and people have been stranded in different parts of the country because of blocked motorways and trains. London underground network which serves more passengers than any other network has been affected too. Several tube stations have to be temporarily shut and tubes did not run on several lines in the past few days. The snow has created problems including blocking of the tracks, signal problems and electricity shot circuit. The officials at London underground insist that they had been working overtime to maintain the normal running of tubes. They claim that several thousands of workers are physically scraping the ice off the tracks and hundreds of de-icing machines have been working day and night. All these efforts seem insufficient as the passengers are kept waiting on different parts of London underground for several hours.
SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITIES HIT
All the schools and most of the colleges across UK have to shut down in the event of severe weather conditions. Several schools have been shut indefinitely and the students left with uncertainty about the important exams. 227,000 students are to appear for GCSE exams (bbc news) and they are unsure whether the date has been postponed. Several university colleges are using the social networking sites like twitter and facebook to inform the students about closure because of bad weather.
GAS SUPPLIES
The government officials have warned that the gas demand has reached a record high figure and public should start cutting down on the use of gas in the event of the severe weather continuing the situation may get worse where the govt won’t be able to fullfill the heightened demand. Govt on their part reassure of taking every possible steps that they can take to maintain a healthy supply of gas to everyone.
While the common man is getting affected adversely, for some people this extreme weather has given a reason to rejoice. People on the highlands are indulging into skiing sports and sledging. There are others who are enjoying frozen lake swimming.
who says the Copenhagen summit was a failure....?? ;-)
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