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? Big question: Do technology and innovation always improve a situation? Big question: Should people react badly when computers get things wrong? Big question: Do technology and innovation always improve a situation?

, Perthshire and the Moray coast. Wave hights of 11m were recorded in the outer Firth of Forth. Warnings still in force A number of severe weather warnings are still in force across the UK. The Red and Amber weather warnings have now expired though the Yellow wind warning covering much of the UK

the period - in many cases similar to the disruption of winter 2009/10. The emergency services, local authorities, transport organisations and utilities were all put under great pressure. Snowfalls caused the most problems with transport - road, rail and air - all badly affected at times. Schools were

use digital. How did they do it? Alex Find some examples of weather reports for hazardous weather. Can you find one that is done really well and one that is done badly? What was good or bad about them? How could they have been improved? Kemi Can you find some examples of test cases written by QA

: “Drivers are facing a mix of hazards – notably much colder conditions. Any lingering fog calls for drivers to adjust their speed and maintain longer stopping distances and to use dipped headlights. Only use your car’s fog lights if visibility is badly reduced, as using them when it’s not, means you risk

-world campaign that successfully managed to reach people who don’t normally use digital. How did they do it? Alex Find some examples of weather reports for hazardous weather. Can you find one that is done really well and one that is done badly? What was good or bad about them? How could they have been

the afternoon. Significant weather event Gale damage was extensive in central Scotland, and Glasgow was particularly badly hit with gusts exceeding 90 knots in many places. Also 250,000 houses were damaged in Scotland, leaving more than 2,000 people homeless. 20 people died across central Scotland, 9

. Fog occurs most frequently during late Autumn to early Spring. The river Clyde provides a moisture source in favourable conditions for fog to form in situ, however fog can notably move in from the Firth of Forth to the NE. Scale: Temperature difference in o C 1900 1920 *Based on HadUK-Grid data 1940

The night of the storm A severe, slow moving storm, later named the Royal Charter Gale, hit the Irish Sea on the night of 25 October of 1859. Wind speeds in the adjoining River Mersey were higher than any previously recorded. 800 people were killed and 133 ships destroyed, with 90 more badly

metres. Fjord-like sea lochs and the islands of the Hebrides characterise the west of the region, while the south contains the Southern Uplands. The major estuary is that of the Clyde, but the southern part of the area borders the Solway Firth. The highest peaks of the two main upland regions