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  1. The Great Gale of the Millennium 25-28 December 1999
  2. Background
    • The Great Gale of the Millennium affected a large area of Europe – especially the Bordeaux region of France.
    • There were 4 storms in quick succession.
    • 2 of the storms – named Lothar and Martin – caused lots of damage in central and western Europe.
    • The storms happened between 25-28 December 1999.
    • Weather forecasters were blamed for not predicting how serious it was going to be.
    • The occluded front brought very bad weather – rain, wind, low temperatures.
    • There were winds speeds up to 107 mph .
    Image of the barograph from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport 25 - 27 December 1999
  3. The effects of the storm in France
    • Killed 90 people in France, 150 overall across Europe.
    • Left 8 million without electricity.
    • 500,000 households in France still without electricity after a week.
    • Uprooted millions of trees – 4% of French forests destroyed.
    • Electric repairs of £1.2 billion (1.8 billion Euros).
    • Telephone system repairs £100 million (150 million Euros).
    • £100 million (150 million Euros) to repair schools.
    • In France, 1 in 12 schools were damaged.
    • Road and bridge repairs needed.
    • Transport disrupted for several weeks.
    • Historic monuments cost £80 million (120 million Euros) to repair.
    • Versailles park & roof cost £27 million to repair.
    • Overall damage estimated to exceed £6 billion (7.5 billion Euros)
    The remains of a forest on the Isle of Oleron (France) after Martin
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  5. Damage across Europe
    • Atlantic coast of France – oil washed ashore from wreck of tanker Erica
    • Paris – 100,000 trees uprooted Notre Dame, Versailles damaged.
    • France – 33 dead/1.5 million without power
    • Italian Alps – 4 climbers killed in an avalanche
    • Switzerland – 11 killed
    • Austria – 140mph winds/avalanche warnings
    • Euro Disney – Theme park shut/hotels and evacuated
    • Germany – 17 killed – ‘worst hurricane ever’
    • Britain – 5 killed on land/2 died in the storms in channel
    • Belgium – flood alerts as river overflows
    • NB. The storm moved west to east across Europe
  6. Quick quiz
    • Q: When did the depression occur?
    • A: December 1999
    • Q: What type of front brought the bad weather?
    • A: occluded front
    • Q: What was the maximum wind speed that occurred?
    • A: 107mph
  7. Quick quiz
    • Q: How many people did the storm kill?
    • A: 90
    • Q: How many people were left without electricity?
    • A: 8 million
    • Q: How much will it cost for the electrics to be repaired
    • A: £1.2 billion
  8. Quick quiz
    • Q: Can you name 3 different countries that were affected by the storm and how they were?

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