Archive for January 18th, 2016
Wettest ever December broke UK river records, hydrologists confirm
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 18th, 2016
Guardian: Last month broke a host of UK records for rainfall, rivers and groundwater, in addition to it having already been confirmed as the wettest and warmest December on record. According to the The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), which collects all the hydrological data available for the UK, December 2015 set the following records: North West England exceeded its previous maximum December rainfall by an amount almost equivalent to its average monthly rainfall a new UK 24 hour rainfall...