Cold wave hits UK for ‘coldest night of the year’
The UK has recently been hit by a cold snap and the low temperatures and snowfall caused by the cold snap is still continuing. According to the British Meteorological Department, the temperature in parts of the UK dropped to around minus 15 degrees Celsius overnight from the evening of 11 to the early morning of 12 local time, making it the “coldest night in the UK”. away this year.
At present, the UK’s Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice and snow in London and southeast England and has issued a warning for ice, snow and fog in other parts of England and Northern Ireland. Affected by bad weather, land and air transport in the UK was largely grounded. The British National Electricity Company also ordered two coal-fired power stations on standby on the 12th to address possible power shortages.