Flooding in Britain the Start of Things to Come?

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With Live Earth events being staged around the world this weekend I thought I'd post a topical (edited) post from my blog regarding the recent floods in the UK.

Flooding in Britain the Start of Things to Come?

It has been one of the wettest, if not the wettest Junes since records began in Britain.

The residents of the UK are never happy as far as the climate is concerned but I can honestly say I've not known a summer like it.

In this country it's not unusal to have a few days of rain during the summer months and others that are a bit chilly but this has been going on for weeks. It's just not natural to see so many people in thick jackets and duffel coats at this time of year.

Of course the people we should most feel sorry for are those that were flooded on the night of June 24th and the families of the seven who died that night.

One image resonated with me particularly and that was a house that was flooded halfway up the front door and yet had a for sale sign on it.

We've been looking at houses recently and my heart went out them because their house is virtually unsellable now. Who would buy somewhere where a flood like that could occur?

Very little was safe from the water in Sheffield in particular and even the Hillsborough football stadium was deluged.

Where does this leave Britain in the future?

While there is demand for stronger defences I think we must all accept that we must abandon some ares to the sea in a tactical retreat to release the pressure because this is a battle we simply cannot win.

If climate change is happening at the rate that scientists would have us believe then no amount of money or a sea wall of extreme height will make a difference as the sea has to go somewhere.

It will find a way through. Period.

The problem is that people don't want to move from their homes but I'm afraid to say we're running out of choices. The government are running scared of the astronomic costs and the possible backlash at the ballot box and so we have delay following delay.

In 1953 and 1978 the East coast was battered by floods. The town of Wells-next-the-sea was particularly badly affected as this image and flood website demonstrates.

The next flood can only be just round the corner if action isn't taken now.

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It's not just the UK. Here where I live it's been raining for what seems like forever. And we are normally under water restrictions for drought every year at this time. My yard has not been dry since it started. Just sayin'. I wonder what that means.