Monday, November 23, 2009

In other UK news: “Rain like this happens once every 1,000 years”

A bunch of illegally hacked UK e-mails storm the anti-scientific side of the blogosphere at the same time as an uber-extreme weather event hits Britain.  I guess when it rains, it pours — literally:

Forecasters said the rainfall was unprecedented. Britain’s Meteorological Office said a record 12.3 inches of rain fell in 24 hours in the area — the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the U.K….

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn told the BBC that flood defenses were meant toSource: Climate Progress RSS Feed

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