Thaindian News

November 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Unrelenting fog with freezing temperatures has grounded numberless flights at Heathrow airport, with some short-haul flights being terminated by British Airways while the commencement of several other flights has been postponed. This is a surefire indicator of the likelihood of a harsh winter in Britain in the coming months. Different zones of Britain have been hammered by plummeting temperatures lately in association with terrible weather. This has, obviously, engendered uncomfortable driving conditions for the pilots as well as the proprietors of automobiles and has brought the need of wintry mufflers to ward off the chilliness. Air traffic supervisors have, understandably, put forth stringent restrictions on the amount of flights that can soar and land each hour.

The last two days have begun in a freezing state as the degree of iciness almost throughout Britain has dipped way below zero degrees. Nevertheless, with the arrival of morning, mistiness has vanished progressively enabling the emergence of spotless blue skies, which make living in Britain in early winter a beautiful experience. An indication of what may emerge was seen yesterday as colossal regions in the British countryside were invaded by a gorgeous autumn mist.

The Met Office’s Barry Gromett has explicated that the extreme diminishment of temperatures in vast areas of Britain, in tandem with a climatically calm state of affairs, was ideal for the eruption of haziness and fogginess. Gromett has uttered that mistiness can emerge at any moment of the year. However, in summer, the sun shines brightly much before we wake up. The sunshine heats the air leading to the evaporation of mist. The Met Office has envisaged that haziness will be present in some British zones for the next few days along with rainy and blustery conditions towards the conclusion of this week.