Grey clouds white sunshine view, south across Ribble Estuary, sea ice and seawater with seagulls, beach east of St Annes, UK
The winter of 2010-2011 included the coldest December since Met Office Records began in 1910. The mean December 2010 temperature was minus 1 degree Celsius. In some places the temperature was down to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 F). Late November to Boxing day 2010 included two spells of severe winter weather in the UK with very low temperatures and significant snowfall. The beach in and around St Annes, on Lancashire's Fylde Coast, in December 2010 displayed large areas of land-fast sea ice, several centimetres thick. Blue sky grey clouds white sunshine view, looking south across the River Ribble Estuary, land-fast sea ice blocks at the margin of calm seawater with many seagulls swimming, standing, flying, on the beach east of St Annes. An area of saltmarsh is seen left mid-distance.
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Location: Grey sky view south across Ribble Estuary sea ice margin calm seawater, beach east of St Annes, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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