This document discusses types of extreme weather events and their impacts. It categorizes the socio-cultural, environmental/ecological, and economic impacts of extreme weather. Socio-cultural impacts include effects on health, activities, and climate change indicators. Environmental impacts include effects on plants and water usage. Economic impacts include impacts on sales, work absences, agricultural output, property damage, and costs of canceled events. The document encourages keeping a weekly weather diary and researching weather extremes in the UK.

1. AS Unit 2: Extreme Weather The nature and distribution of different types of extreme weather

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10. Development Compass Rose

12. Extreme Weather Events Tornado Hurricane Drought Wildfire Blizzards / Ice Storms Heatwaves Continual Depressions (prolonged wind and rain) WHICH TYPE OF EXTREME WEATHER HAS THE MOST IMPACT? WHY? Use the compass rose to sort all the ideas from your group.

14. How can we classify an extreme weather event? Scale : Widespread – small scale/local Development : rapid – slow Duration : Long – short Economic Costs : High – Low Fatalities : High – Low Any other?

15. We all think about and talk about the weather. It affects our decisions and can change our lives….

16. What is the IMPACT of weather? Classify all your DETAILED responses into… SOCIO-CULTURAL ( people and society) ENVIRONMENTAL/ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC

17. Socio-Cultural Accident records from A&E (impact of cold vs hot, especially at festivals, sporting events etc) Health and low-level ozone Impact on sporting activities, e.g. (i) Football – visibility, rain, waterlogged pitch, (ii) Tennis , rain, high winds, visibility (iii) Cricket, rain (heat (problem for players), visibility, humidity (ball swing) (iv) Formula 1 – choice of types: dry vs wet etc

18. Climate change indicators, e.g. dates of: frog spawn, butterflies, bumblebee, ladybird. Dates of appearance, comparison with previous years (‘Springwatch’) Weather conditions and use of water by people and plants Qualitative observations of grass quality / stress due to lack of moisture; plant health, e.g. symptoms of frost, water-logging; plant stress detection glasses Environmental / Ecological

19. Sales in stores, e.g. summer vs winter clothing, ice-creams, beer, BBQs. Use of special promotions to meet demand Work – poor weather absences, or loss of days due to good weather (questionnaire at school?) Loss of agricultural output / productivity, e.g correlation of weather (especially drought) to commodity prices, oral histories Window of opportunity, i.e. extension of summer season Issue of water resources, e.g. irrigation of golf-courses Damage to roads in extreme weather, e.g. high intensity rain triggers landslides (susceptibility score) Property damage, e.g. claims on subsidence (drought), windstorm damage, freezing (burst pipe) Costs of abandonment policies for outdoor spectacles Economic

20. Extended Weekly Task … in addition to your own background reading! Keep a weather diary for 7 days (see weather diary exemplars ) What should this include? How do I record it? Use the STUDY ROOM with weather station (online soon!) Read into the info sheet on The passing of a depression – this may occur over the next 14 days! Next weeks lesson: This will start with a brief look at WEATHER EXTREMES IN THE UK . You might like to find out for example, the coldest recorded temperature, the wettest place, or the warmest month on record.