Cold weather and heavy snow hit Northern Europe

With the official winter season just around the corner, it has already been affecting people around the world, especially in northern Europe. Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow fall has caused travel chaos. Air flights have been canceled and trains have been halted due to this weather. More importantly, this winter weather has been have a significant impact on Europe's economy. It is projected that they are losing about 1.2 billion pounds ($1.87 billion) a day. This is some of the worst early winter weather Britain has experienced in nearly two decades. The second busiest airport in Britain, Gatwick, canceled all flights on Wednesday and is not expected to reopen until Friday. On top of Britain's criticism for handling severe winter weather like this to keep means of transportation moving, the weather does not seem to being easing up at all. 

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