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Storms trigger Channel flood warnings

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UK and French authorities issued widespread flood warnings and red alerts across parts of England, including the Midlands and south‑west, and in Gironde and Lot‑et‑Garonne after storms brought heavy rain.

The Guardian
Let's get a grip and learn how to live with the rain | Emma Beddington

Wetter winters are set to become the norm, so unless we’re farmers or flood victims, we need some coping strategies to keep our spirits up There’s a lot of complaining about the weather currently and I get it, it’s wet. Here in York the river is getting above itself yet again and the council has fenced off large puddles in the park for health and safety reasons , to widespread mockery. Things currently taking in water include the letterbox (yesterday the postman told me with a manic laugh that he was leaving for the Philippines), the hens, my shoes and our car, which is growing moss around the windows. On the inside. But does it merit all the moaning? I don’t mean farmers, for whom it’s a catastrophe, flood victims or the poor folk of Cardinham , North Wyke and Astwood Bank , who endured a biblical 40 days straight of rain. They’re entitled to rend their garments and corral their pets into boats, two by two. But maybe the rest of us, just dealing with it being “quite wet”, could get a grip. When life gives you rain, make rain-ade (do not drink rain; it’s full of forever chemicals )! After all - OK, not the cheeriest thought - this could be as good as it gets in future, given accelerating climate breakdown. At the very least, these wet patches will probably happen more often, so we need coping strategies. Here are mine. Continue reading. . .

Let's get a grip and learn how to live with the rain | Emma Beddington
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London has had 45 days of rain: the Thames is flooding and VIP villas in Oxfordshire are flooded.

London Has Had 45 Days of Rain: The Thames Is Flooding and VIP Villas in Oxfordshire Are Flooded
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