Photo You Must See: Snowbound Britain by Satellite

Travel Blog  •  World Hum  •  01.08.10 | 2:40 PM ET

Photo via NASA

A satellite image shows a snow-covered Great Britain. The walloping has left thousands without power.

Tags: Travel Photography, Europe, England, Scotland, Wales, Shrinking Planet


8 Comments for Photo You Must See: Snowbound Britain by Satellite

Travel Blogs 01.08.10 | 5:47 PM ET

WOW

Gatsby 01.08.10 | 8:29 PM ET

Yeah I saw this exact photo on this blog http://adf.ly/163m on the 7th & they even linked to the full size NASA source photo, which I suggest you do. It is amazing though. i’m surrounded by snow

Eva Holland 01.08.10 | 8:33 PM ET

Hi Gatsby - You’ll notice the link to the full-size NASA source photo at the bottom left of the photo.

Cosmo 01.10.10 | 10:07 AM ET

Al Gore couldn’t be reached for any comment….

Caitlin 01.10.10 | 4:07 PM ET

Wow! That’s amazing - I didn’t realise that the entire country was covered.

@Cosmo I presume you are joking. Individual weather events neither prove or disprove global warming. And in fact, the long-term climate forecast for Britain is for it to get colder. London is actually further north than the US-Canadian border, but you wouldn’t know it from its climate because the Gulf Stream southerly winds keep it warm. The climate change modelling shows that the Gulf Stream could switch off completely, meaning much harsher winters.

Dubai Downtown Hotels 01.13.10 | 7:55 PM ET

When was this photo taken.Last week i was watching football match getting played in Birmingham and you know what was the temperature below -10!

Los Angeles Van Rental 02.02.10 | 5:20 AM ET

I see that it’s really nice.I think climate change modeling shows that the Gulf Stream could switch off completely, meaning much harsher winters. thanks for this info.

Marie Cruickshank 03.04.10 | 1:50 PM ET

It looks wonderful—but—-I know all about this photograph as I live in Nairn in the Highlands and we couldn’t get out for a month as the snow froze, then more snow on top- like an ice rink - it lasted a month and thank goodness is away now as I have clients coming to Scotland on holiday soon for a self drive tour!

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