Nowadays, climate change has become a major issue that is leading to serious repercussions worldwide. One such climate change chaos is making its way to the United Kingdom. Three million citizens have been warned to brace for the impact of Storm Darragh as the UK government issued a rare red alert for high winds.
Alerts Given To The Citizens Regarding Storm Darragh
Red, according to the Met Office, is the most serious warning that meteorologists issue and is applied “relatively infrequently.” From 3:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Saturday, the Met Office has issued a weather notice for portions of Wales and southwest England, forecasting “damaging winds” with gusts of up to 90 miles per hour over hilly and coastal locations, as reported by Hindustan Times.
In the region under the red warning, the government said that almost three million people would receive a siren-like alert on their phones alerting them to the anticipated severe winds, as reported by HT. With more than 100 flood warnings and alerts in effect, Darragh, the fourth identified storm of the season, is predicted to bring significant rainfall to the UK.
As reported by HT, this time, the emergency alert system will be used in a larger capacity than ever before outside of a test scenario, according to a spokesperson. Even when phones are silent, the alert’s sound and vibration last for roughly ten seconds. Two weeks after Storm Bert, Storm Darragh struck Britain, causing severe flooding in Wales and cutting out electricity to thousands of houses in Ireland.
Storms In The United Kingdom
There is a rare red weather warning with a significant danger of injury or death due to Storm Darragh, which is predicted to deliver severe winds, heavy rain, and snow to the UK this weekend.
The second-named storm of the season, Storm Bert, hit the UK with blizzards, snow, heavy rain, and powerful winds.
Because warmer ocean surfaces release more water vapour, which strengthens winds, climate scientists expect that storms are getting stronger as a result of global warming brought on by the combustion of fossil fuels.
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