natural disasters in the uk?

But two out of the three of those are not 'natural' disasters. They're man made (mad cow was eating feed made with beef, hence turning cattle into cannibals and Chernobyl was from lack of safety inside the plant) The dust from the Iceland volcano, scientists say may actually cool the earth down by a few degrees in the next year....

I suppose you could argue that many so-called natural disasters are exacerbated if not caused by humankind.

I suppose you could argue that many so-called natural disasters are exacerbated if not caused by humankind.

Well, in a sense but not earthquakes or tornadoes or snowstorms.  Floods, perhaps, hurricanes maybe.  Forest fires, depending. 

But not in the same sense as mad cow.

While terrible, mad cow didn't cause thousands to die and hundreds of thousands to be displaced. 

While terrible, mad cow didn't cause thousands to die and hundreds of thousands to be displaced. 

Agreed. But I'm thinking of the concern and near-hysteria that things like that cause. It was a big deal at the time. People were afraid to eat beef and were worried about milk-products. You couldn't just visit a farm without being disinfected. It must have been financially catastrophic for some farmers.

True, but they still had electricity and could go to work and stuff. 

They could COOK the beef, even if they didn't want to eat it. 

Move to Ireland -- St. Paddy got rid of them all 

AND the Isle of Man...I have a phobia as well..BIG selling point when given the option of moving!!!!

I read the other day that adders are declining in the UK - I've never seen one in my life, to be honest (or any other kind of snake in the UK)...

Oh we saw some wittle baby adders once on one of our walks! 

We've seen smooth snakes swimming.