Britain's great flood a reminder of more to come


	Britain's great flood a reminder of more to come

Wadard

7-29-2007 1:17 AM

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global warming

Wadard says:

An unusual meteorological event is responsible for this summer's weathe in the UK, not global warming. A shift to the south in the position of the jet stream brought a heatwave to eastern Europe and storms normally found in higher latitudes to England.

But global warming is expected to cause more and more flooding in the UK into the near future.

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