最近樹木的理容師生意不錯喔!
上週四老師被交通困在路上無法來上課,走出教室就看到學園裡的大樹都被剃頭了,動作真快! 擔心大樹如果倒下會壓垮比温莎古堡還老的古蹟Founders Building.
聽同學說聖誕節之前英國還因大霧機場關閉了三天呢!
天氣真是無常了~星期四刮好大的風,雖然英國沒有颱風或颶風,但感覺比那還大,要在台灣早就放颱風假了. 男生還在談論著那個女生穿裙子被吹到臉上... 沒多久就停電了,大家被趕到student union都是煙味 聽說還叫我們要在那過夜! 去倫敦上課的室友說~路上到處都是倒下的大樹,擋住主要道路及鐵軌,交通大亂不知換了多少種車才回得來. 不過感覺英國因應及復原的動作都還蠻快的!
後來看新聞才知道~ 歐洲超強風暴 奪44命 陸海空交通大亂 數十萬家庭沒電
歐洲西、中、東部飽受暴風雪肆虐之苦，西起英國，東至波蘭和捷克，乃至偏北的丹麥與俄羅斯都未能倖免，超強風暴時速逾200公里的強風捲走民宅屋頂，吹垮路樹和電塔，德國、荷蘭鐵路交通更全面停擺，陸海空交通一片大亂。至少奪走44條人命，7名漁民失蹤，數十萬家庭無電可用。德國將這個風暴命名為「姬莉兒」（Kyrill）。英國氣象局表示，風暴在英國境內時速170公里，創該國自1990年以來的最快風速。強風吹得倫敦著名吊橋千禧橋劇烈晃動，當局不得不下令封閉。另外，巴士為安全起見，都臨時更動路線不願過橋，鐵路也因風勢過大停開，公路有多輛卡車被強風吹翻，嚴重影響車流。傍晚下班時刻的交通狀況更是亂成一團，累了一天的上班族在狂風中四處奔走，卻找不到交通工具回家，抱怨連連。 英國氣象學家說，這是一九九○年一月以來英國遭遇的最強暴風雪。
The unsettled weather of last week appears to be a taste of what's to come. At one stage we had over 50 flood warnings across the UK - with many areas suffering from flooding. The more dramatic weather was provided by the widespread severe gales that lashed many areas. Winds in excess of 70mph were recorded. A number of lorries were blown over, severe restrictions were imposed on many bridges. The ferries were badly affected and fallen trees caused problems on some roads and railways. There is still no sign of the weather settling down over the next few weeks. Stormy weather is expected to batter many parts of the United Kingdom this week with spells of heavy rain and strong winds causing further disruption to many parts.
