What parts of the world is snow most disruptive to populations? (North, winter)
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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Seattle is a good example. There are some steep hills, as there are in many of the eastside cities. Because it snows 0-4 times a year, normally 1-2" that melts the next day, a real good storm ****s down the whole region. We have had the I90 bridge over Lake Washington packed with abandoned cars, buses hanging over the edge of an overpass, and schools closed for several days. With so little snow there are not enough snowplows to keep up when it gets over a few inches. The one in 2008 was especially fun.
Do you think it's as bad as up here in Oregon where whenever there's a chance of snow Mark Nelson turns on the 'snow flurries' for his blog?
Any possible chance of even a trace of snow turns into the talk of the town (city). There's a mass collective (but expected) disappointment when it just ends up being cold rain or dry air.
London is terrible at handling snow, and it usually falls 1-3 days per year on average.
How about low lying parts of Scotland such as Aberdeen,Perth,Glasgow or the upper parts of England like Leeds,Manchester.etc?
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