People in UK given another opportunity to talk about weather as second blast of frigid air arrives
London/Edinburgh — Europe faces a second blast of cold air that will linger deep into March just as it gets over a deadly front from Siberia that’s causing chaos from Britain to Italy. Energy prices surged in advance of the second wave of cold air that’s set to keep temperatures in northern Europe abnormally low until the middle of March. UK gas prices have already doubled to the highest in more than a decade in this week’s big freeze, which dropped heavy snow, halted traffic and disrupted flights across the region. An "Arctic intrusion" into Europe will prevent warmer air moving north at least until the middle of March, said Jason Nicholls, senior meteorologist at Accuweather. All six forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg News say that the first half of March will be colder than normal. The chill will be felt in particular for the UK, Scandinavia and the Baltic region. Snow storms from Siberia blasted Britain and Ireland on Thursday with the worst weather since 1991, trapping hundreds ...
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