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   December 15, 2022 - Snow in the United Kingdom and Ireland   
      
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      On December 11, 2022, an Arctic cold blast struck the United Kingdom   
      and Ireland, crashing temperatures to frigid lows and bringing heavy   
      snow, fog, and a coating of ice across the region. The wintery event   
      caused travel chaos across the UK, with more than 7,500 motorists   
      calling for assistance between December 11-12. More than 40 schools   
      closed in East Sussex alone, a county on the Southeast coast of   
      England. With snowfall amounts between 5-10 cm (2-4 inches) reported in   
      London, drivers were stranded for hours on M25, a major roadway around   
      that city. At least 300 flights were cancelled, including closures at   
      Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted, and Bristol. While Ireland   
      also experienced temperatures as low as -5˚C (23˚F), snow, and freezing   
      fog, airports were able to continue operation, with delays or   
      cancellations only affecting flights to or from the UK.   
      
      The Met Office reported that December 12 was provisionally the coldest   
      day in the UK since 2012, with Braemer, in Aberdeenshire, reaching a   
      high of only -9.3˚C (15.2˚F) and a low of -15.7˚C (3.7˚F). The UK   
      Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended a level-three cold-level   
      alert through December 16, while a yellow weather warning will continue   
      for Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, and parts of Wales.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image showing snow still   
      stretched across parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland on December   
      14. In the east, heavy snow sits south of the Firth of Forth, a   
      V-shaped estuary, on Scotland’s eastern coast as well as on the   
      Scottish Southern Uplands. Part of northern England can be seen south   
      of Scotland. To the west, clouds obscure part of Northern Ireland,   
      while a light layer of snow coats both Ireland (south) and Northern   
      Ireland.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 12/14/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (304.2 KB),  500m (955.6 KB),  250m (2.6 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-12-15   
       
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