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    The Big Freeze of 2010 caused major disruptions across transportation networks in the UK, forcing many people to miss work and causing several deaths from hypothermia or accidents on icy roads. Schools and businesses closed during the widespread heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, resulting in economic losses estimated at £1.6 billion or a 0.5% reduction to UK GDP. Critical infrastructure like water supply and energy usage were also severely impacted.

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    The Big Freeze of 2010 caused major disruptions across transportation networks in the UK, forcing many people to miss work and causing several deaths from hypothermia or accidents on icy roads. Schools and businesses closed during the widespread heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, resulting in economic losses estimated at £1.6 billion or a 0.5% reduction to UK GDP. Critical infrastructure like water supply and energy usage were also severely impacted.

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    Case Study - The Big Freeze 2010

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    The Big Freeze of 2010 caused major disruptions across transportation networks in the UK, forcing many people to miss work and causing several deaths from hypothermia or accidents on icy roads. Schools and businesses closed during the widespread heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, resulting in economic losses estimated at £1.6 billion or a 0.5% reduction to UK GDP. Critical infrastructure like water supply and energy usage were also severely impacted.

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    Transport Many people

    networks couldn't
    were severely get to work Sales in shops
    disrupted were down

    Several people
    died from The overall
    Schools hypothermia Economic economic
    closed. On or accidents Impacts impact was
    December due to losing around £1.6
    2nd, 7,000 control on billion. This
    were closed icy roads was enough
    to reduce
    the UK's
    GDP by 0.5%
    The Big
    Freeze (2010)
    Social Impacts
    Use of gas
    Environmental and electricity
    Impacts was more
    Lots of water than double
    pipes froze a normal
    and burst. December
    Snow covered
    40,000 homes almost all
    were left of the UK
    without water (up to 50cm) The frost
    damaged crops

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