Is a drought even possible this year?
During the past few weeks, people have jokingly said to me that after such a wet winter, we would probably end up in a drought again later this year. But what are the chances of this?
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During the past few weeks, people have jokingly said to me that after such a wet winter, we would probably end up in a drought again later this year. But what are the chances of this?
In February, Channel 4 News reported from Ayebridges Avenue, near Staines, as residents reeled under the devastation of flooding. Three months on, many of them have still not returned.
The broken Dawlish rail link, which became one of the defining images of the storms and flooding that hit parts of southern Britain in February, reopens in time for the Easter holidays.
Dredging begins on the flood-hit Somerset Levels. Homes, businesses and farms were left devastated when thousands of acres of land were submerged during relentless storms and rain.
Dredging begins on the Somerset Levels, where thousands of acres of land were submerged during storms and heavy rain.
Whilst still a week away and subject to change, there are consistent hints that high pressure will have more of an influence on the UK than it has at any point during the past two months.
Although it has only just announced by the Met Office, it confirms what most of us thought would be the case anyway. This winter has been the wettest on record for the UK, since records began in 1910.
Satellite images, released by Nasa, show a comparison of the Somerset Levels before and after the severe flooding that has taken place.
In recent days, a few amazing images have been released by Nasa that show the scale of the flooding and one of the storms that caused it.
“Worried about everything” from hamsters to pianos – Channel 4 News meets some of the younger victims of the floods in the Thames Valley.
As forecasters tell us to expect a “normal British winter” from now on, Channel 4 News looks at the worst-hit places – and what they should look like again when the flood waters finally recede.
You’re probably thinking, why is this the case when the worst of the rain stopped falling on Saturday morning?
Check out the Channel 4 News infographic mapping the UK floods in numbers.
From the storm surge in December through the wettest January on record, Channel 4 News tracks the stormiest winter in memory which has left two people dead and thousands flooded and without power.