The global weather activity of 2010 includes major meteorological events in the Earth's atmosphere during the year, including winter storms, hailstorms, out of season monsoon rain storms, extratropical cyclones, gales, microbursts, flooding, rainstorms, tropical cyclones, and other severe weather events.
A satellite photo showing most of the UK. It shows the extent of snow cover across the entire island. From Plymouth in the south to Aberdeen in the north, the UK was hit with the heaviest snowfall in 32 years.
Manchester, England, on January 5.
Port of Hamburg, Germany, on January 6
Ice on River Severn at Shrewsbury, England on January 8.
2010 China drought and dust storms
The 2010 China drought and dust storms were a series of severe droughts during the spring of 2010 that affected Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Hebei and Gansu in the People's Republic of China as well as parts of Southeast Asia including Vietnam and Thailand, and dust storms in March and April that affected much of East Asia. The drought has been referred to as the worst in a century in southwestern China.
A sandstorm hits Longjing Township, Taichung County, in Taiwan on March 21, 2010.
