Jul 22, 2007 7:19 AM

Global warming? No, just an old-style British summer | the Daily Mail

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Global warming? No, just an old-style British summer
By JOHN KETTLEY - More by this author »
Last updated at 09:16am on 22nd July 2007
It was devastating. In only two hours, three times the average monthly rainfall drilled into swaths of southern England, moving north and wreaking havoc.
On Friday, the South West, Midlands and Yorkshire were hit by the second such downpour this month. It had been predicted but, to those caught up in them, the torrents that ran through the streets and flooded the countryside were no less catastrophic for that.
To many, the black skies and fierce rains must have seemed an ominous portent of things to come: symptomatic of the environmental ravages of global warming....

(((Climate crisis for Daily Mail readers? Heck no! Just couldn't be!
Everything normal here, move right along...)))

News results for "England floods" - View today's top stories

England floods strand thousands - ABC Online - 21 Jul 2007

UK Floods Disrupt Air, Car, Train, Traffic in England, Wales - Bloomberg - 21 Jul 2007

Hundreds Rescued From Floods in Britain - Washington Post - 20 hours ago

BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Dozens rescued from flash floods

A major rescue operation continues in north Cornwall, where flash floods have devastated a coastal village.
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BBC News | UK | Southern England floods: in video

Torrential rain brings chaos to past of Southern England-with warnings of worse to come.
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Environment Agency - Current Flooding Situation

Current Flooding Situation. National Summary for England and Wales Page last updated: 21:45 on 20-Jul-07. Follow the links below for information regarding ...

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Environment Agency - Flood

Around 5 million people live in flood risk areas in England and Wales. We warn people about flooding and build flood defences.
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(((Mighty toasty here in southeast Europe, but at least we're not drowning.)))

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