Saturday, April 28, 2012

It's the right rain, but the wrong month

Independent: Despite flash floods and gale-force winds battering the country, with more expected this weekend, Britain's drought worsened last week – because rain is falling in the wrong months. The UK remains on course for one of the wettest Aprils on record, with most of the country, with the exception of northern Scotland, today due to see 70mph winds and huge downpours – up to 40mm of rain in places – causing yet more flooding, traffic chaos and power cuts. Yesterday, the Met Office issued an amber...

URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/its-the-right-rain-but-the-wrong-month-7687497.html
Enclosure: http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article7687470.ece/ALTERNATES/w380/SU-Pg-14s-rain.jpg

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