Have you been noticing how many geographical items there have been in the news this last few weeks ?
The terrible flooding as a result of torrential rain particularly effecting Sheffield. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6240038.stm
The poor weather in June and July has had everyone talking about what a disappointment it has been after the beautiful weather of April.
"Appalling June weather is not unusual. The wettest June of the previous century occured ten years ago, with 133.7mm (5.3in) of rain. Wimbledon was affected so badly that matches were played on the middle Sunday of the championships for just the second time. It was also so cold that snow fell on the Cairngorms on the last day of the month. Although those levels of rainfall are unlikely to be passed this month, the record for the wettest May and June months combined could be challenged. "
Read the whole article here http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/article1985748.ece
Lewis Pugh - the lawyer who swam 1km in freezing water at the North Pole as part of an awareness campaign about global warming. follow the link for the TImes report about his swim
