Thursday, January 24, 2013

United Kingdom: Heavy rain and melting snow expected to cause floods

Guardian: Heavy rain combined with melting snow is likely to cause flooding in parts of the UK at the weekend, the Met Office has warned. Up to 40mm of rain is predicted to fall on hills in the west of Britain just as snow that has accumulated over the past week thaws. The Met Office said a final fall of snow was expected to hit parts of Scotland, Wales and England on Friday. It said snow would reach areas of Scotland during the morning and spread through other parts of Britain, reaching eastern England...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/24/heavy-rain-melting-snow-floods
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