Liam Dutton
Is a drought even possible this year?
During the past few weeks, people have jokingly said to me that after such a wet winter, we would probably end up in a drought again later this year. But what are the chances of this?
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FactCheck: what we learned in 2014
Who were the heroes and villains of 2014 for Channel 4 News’s award-winning FactCheck blog?
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Liam Dutton
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How one Surrey street was torn apart by February’s floods
In February, Channel 4 News reported from Ayebridges Avenue, near Staines, as residents reeled under the devastation of flooding. Three months on, many of them have still not returned.
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Dawlish coastal rail link reopens two months after storms
The broken Dawlish rail link, which became one of the defining images of the storms and flooding that hit parts of southern Britain in February, reopens in time for the Easter holidays.
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UK floods: Somerset dredging starts
Dredging begins on the Somerset Levels, where thousands of acres of land were submerged during storms and heavy rain.
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Aerial footage: dredging on Somerset Levels
Dredging begins on the flood-hit Somerset Levels. Homes, businesses and farms were left devastated when thousands of acres of land were submerged during relentless storms and rain.
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Liam Dutton
Hints of high pressure early in March
Whilst still a week away and subject to change, there are consistent hints that high pressure will have more of an influence on the UK than it has at any point during the past two months.
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Liam Dutton
Winter 2013/14 confirmed as wettest on record
Although it has only just announced by the Met Office, it confirms what most of us thought would be the case anyway. This winter has been the wettest on record for the UK, since records began in 1910.
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Liam Dutton
Somerset Levels flooding from space
Satellite images, released by Nasa, show a comparison of the Somerset Levels before and after the severe flooding that has taken place.
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Liam Dutton
UK floods: images from space
In recent days, a few amazing images have been released by Nasa that show the scale of the flooding and one of the storms that caused it.
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How flooded Britain should look again – rollover gallery
As forecasters tell us to expect a “normal British winter” from now on, Channel 4 News looks at the worst-hit places – and what they should look like again when the flood waters finally recede.
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Flood kids: a child’s view of our wettest winter
“Worried about everything” from hamsters to pianos – Channel 4 News meets some of the younger victims of the floods in the Thames Valley.
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Liam Dutton
Why are rivers still rising after the rain has stopped falling?
You’re probably thinking, why is this the case when the worst of the rain stopped falling on Saturday morning?
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UK floods – in numbers
Check out the Channel 4 News infographic mapping the UK floods in numbers.
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Waterworld: Britain’s wettest winter on record
From the storm surge in December through the wettest January on record, Channel 4 News tracks the stormiest winter in memory which has left two people dead and thousands flooded and without power.
