Topic: How the heaviest rainfall happened

[Simon]

In the hours before floods swept through Cumbria, the heaviest rain ever recorded in Britain fell on a hamlet in the county. Philip Eden unpicks the unique combination of factors which made this happen.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8376031.stm

[Rik]

Interesting, if unfortunate, congruence of causes.

[Simon]

Thankfully, it doesn't happen every day.

[Rik]

No, you have another 999 years and 51 weeks to go...

[Simon]

That's OK, I won't be going out on that day.

[Rik]