But the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has warned the UK could face power cuts in 20 years' time, because it will depend so heavily on foreign energy sources to produce its electricity.

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In the wake of the Second World War, a UN conference was convened in London, in the global headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), to create an organisation that would bring global peace and security by means of moral and intellectual solidarity.

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At Cranfield University just outside London a team of engineers specialize in analyzing the formation of ice around engines and on aeroplane wings.

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An army of snowploughs and maintenance engineers work 24 hours a day to ensure the ice is in tip top shape while the NCC's Ice Safety Committee monitors the ice on an hourly basis.

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So it's like the Corps of Engineers removed a coastal barrier that used to be made out of ice and the coast is no longer protected.

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