European Storms
Mid-January 2007
Organized by Joe Naumann
UMSL
While the Midwest in the USA
suffered from ice and snow . . .
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Europe had storms to deal with too.
Storms with great impact
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Unusually severe storms
Coastal areas took severe poundings from
wind, rain, and waves
Many countries were hit in the same time
period.
There’s a likely connection with the
process of global warming.
Driver’s View on European Motorway
Freshwater Bay on the Isle of
Wright, UK
High tide at Castletown, UK
High waves at Wimereux, France
Netherlands’ North Sea coast
Peel Castle Isle of Man, UK
Ship abandoned in the English
Channel
Seafront at Dover, UK
Flooded road in the UK
Waves in northern France
Waves at
Blackpool,
UK
Extensive damage from the
United Kingdom to Poland