This week, we have heard about 'kangaroo cars' in Finland because of the extreme cold. We have heard also about trees and power lines falling on roads and railways in southern England. In Madagascar, too, there have been communication problems, with power lines brought down in thunderstorms. Please let us know.
Transport includes power lines.
To help make road transport safer in winter months, the British Meteorological Office runs a service through which forecasts and warnings of ice and snow are made and issued to the local authorities which are responsible for putting salt and grit on roads. Before I could come to work, I had to clear not only a 'dusting' of snow from the car but also a layer of ice. But the sun is shining. However, reporting on the weather in Reading today is not really why I am writing to you on this occasion. In my experience, the slip-streams behind vehicles blow most of the salt and grit into the gutters at the sides of the roads, whence it runs off into drains.