2012 is now officially the wettest year ever. Over 1 metre has fallen breaking the previous record set in 2000. The wet weather has had some positive impacts. Aquifers have been recharged and most reservoirs are already full. Water companies have already promised that there will be no need for hose pipe bans in 2013. However, the extreme weather has also had some extreme and damaging impacts. Hundreds of homes have been flooded, electricity cut, the main SW rail line severed, roads damaged, flights disrupted, defences breached and several lives lost. Many believe that climate change will create more years like 2012 in the future.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/20857179
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20280701
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20856619
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