Liam Dutton
Thunderstorms to bring flood risk on Friday
Whilst there’s not going to be a heatwave in the UK, as I mentioned in my blog a few days ago, the close proximity of hot and humid air will spark off some thunderstorms on Friday.
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Liam Dutton
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Liam Dutton
Wet and windy weather to continue
Looking further ahead towards the weekend, with more rain and sometimes brisk winds to come, whilst nothing major, some places may experience a few problems.
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Liam Dutton
Heavy rain brings flood risk this week
Low pressure is going to be driving our weather this week, bringing heavy rain and a risk of flooding to southern and western parts of the UK.
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Tom Clarke
Was Lord Smith’s Environment Agency to blame for the floods?
The Environment Agency’s Lord Smith had to face angry citizens during the winter floods. But isn’t that the job of ministers?
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Tom Clarke
Why water is now the biggest threat to our island nation
Ahead of publication of the latest IPCC report, there’s no real argument about the major climate change threat to the UK. Water is set to become this country’s biggest problem.
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Liam Dutton
Somerset Levels flooding from space
Satellite images, released by Nasa, show a comparison of the Somerset Levels before and after the severe flooding that has taken place.
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Liam Dutton
Why are rivers still rising after the rain has stopped falling?
You’re probably thinking, why is this the case when the worst of the rain stopped falling on Saturday morning?
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Liam Dutton
Another #ukstorm to hit on Friday
Having just dealt with one of the most powerful storms of the winter yesterday, tomorrow will see another slam into the UK.
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‘Money is no object,’ says PM on flood relief – FactCheck Q&A
David Cameron said “money is no object” when it comes to flood relief. How expensive might that end up for the government? And who is going to pay the most? FactCheck does the sums.
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Gary Gibbon
Armchair hydrologists go to war
There was talk before the floods that Eric Pickles might be a marked man in the reshuffle expected after the elections in May. It’s hard to imagine he’s helped his chances in the last day or so.
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Liam Dutton
Another #ukstorm to batter our shores this weekend
There’s a definite sense of déjà vu as I cast an eye over the weather charts for tonight and tomorrow, with yet another vicious storm set to batter our shores.
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Liam Dutton
Wet and windy weather to continue into February
Looking further ahead into February, there are no signs of the weather settling down at all, with a powerful jet stream set to deliver more areas of low pressure.
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Liam Dutton
Wet and windy weather set to return
There are signs that it will turn more unsettled later this week and into next week, delivering more wet and windy weather that will no doubt raise concerns about the risk of flooding.
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Liam Dutton
Flood risk continues with more rain expected this weekend
Since the recent stormy spell came to an end, the weather has been relatively subdued, but still, it hasn’t taken much rain to allow the problem of flooding to rear its ugly head.
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Liam Dutton
Winter lurks but may not pounce yet
Winter looks more likely to lurk rather than pounce next week, which means that the rain and flood risk continues.