Cold Weather Has Stalled a Number of Industries in the UK
From the end of February to the beginning of March 2018, affected by the cold front from Siberia and the storm "Emma," Britain suffered the worst severe cold weather in recent years and brought a number of industries to a standstill, bringing the economy up to a daily loss of 1 billion pounds, about 9 billion RMB yuan. In the meantime, the Weather Services released a rare red extreme weather warning, reminding that the snow will sweep across southwestern England and Wales, some areas may have 50 cm of snowfall. According to the British "Guardian" news, this cold weather is the worst severe cold weather since 2010, and the cold weather has directly resulted in the consequences of traffic disruption, construction suspension, tourism impact and sluggish retail trade. Among them, the most affected by the cold weather will be the construction industry. With temperatures dropping below zero degrees Celsius from Feb. 28, construction workers have to stop work and the construction industry is almost at a standstill, which could cost the British economy up to £ 2 billion. In addition, the transport industry is also affected by the severe cold weather, a large number of flights delayed or canceled, railway traffic stagnated, highway accidents frequently occurred, the specific loss yet to be accounted for. Edinburgh Airport in England even shut down for some time because of the bad weather leading to not enough staff to maintain safety. Sudden drop in temperature also let the British people miserable, in the spread of panic,Some people who have lost their senses have empty supermarket shelves for stockpiling.Some economists predict that the severe cold weather may cause the UK's GDP growth in the first quarter of this year to decline by 0.1% to 0.2%, which is close to half of the 0.4% growth forecast for the quarter.