Archive for January 5th, 2014
As Britain counts cost of extreme weather, the forecast is there’s more to come
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 5th, 2014
Independent: Areas of southern England and Wales already devastated by floods will be battered by another barrage of rain over the next 24 hours, the Met Office has warned.
After two weeks of gales and mass flooding over the Christmas and New Year period, between 10mm and 15mm of rain, and up to 30mm on higher ground, is expected to hit southern England before moving north-eastwards. Heavy rain is also expected in parts of Northern Island and Scotland.
Heavy rain yesterday afternoon and into the early evening...