What is a PowerPoint 'weather bomb'???

December 2014 Last updated at 12:18

HelpA Met Office "be aware" warning is running for parts of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.

Parts of western Scotland are braced for strong winds and "unusually high" waves, while there have already been a string of road accidents amid snow and ice.

But with newspapers predicting a UK weather 'bomb' for the second year running, what does the term actually mean?

BBC weather's Peter Gibbs explains.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/30397614

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