Floods in 2009 and 2015 were worst in Cumbria for centuries – study
Analysis in north-west England linked to evidence of UK’s vulnerability to climate crisis
February 2018
Weatherwatch
Weatherwatch: Extreme flooding on rise in Europe over past 20 years
Scientists track global statistics and conclude past events are not reliable predictors for future risk
March 2017
Climate change: ‘human fingerprint’ found on global extreme weather
Historic England unveils £6m plan to bring towns and buildings back to life
December 2016
Last winter's floods 'most extreme on record in UK', says study
Cumbria residents still counting cost of Storm Desmond a year on
November 2016
Lake District hotel devastated by Storm Desmond set to reopen
A year on, the Cumbrian village of Glenridding has come back to life, but fears of more flooding won’t go away for the owner of one of its hotels
September 2016
Weatherwatch
How Storm Desmond left its mark on the Lake District
Weatherwatch: Nine months after the storm broke, the National Trust is still counting the cost of the extraordinary damage inflicted on the landscape
May 2016
Artist's barn damaged in Storm Desmond given £25,000 lifeline
A fifth of small firms closed by winter storms are trading again
March 2016
Go north for Easter hols, Cameron tells Britons, but he's off to Lanzarote
PM made call to boost tourism in region hit by winter floods, but it has emerged the Camerons will holiday in Canaries instead
February 2016
Weatherwatch
Wind or rain – what exactly makes a storm?
Jeremy Plester explains why the Met Office is selective about how it hands out name
Public servant: my letter to the public
On shift in flooded Cumbria, I lived the reality of fire service cuts
Rob Howell
I drove a fire engine for 14 hours and clocked up 200 miles when Storm Desmond struck – exposing how thinly spread firefighters are today
UK's winter floods create 30,000 tonnes of landfill waste
Furniture, kitchen goods and carpets ‘contaminated’ by floodwater can’t be recycled and will cost councils over an estimated £2 million in landfill tax
January 2016
More flooding expected in north as US blizzard heads to UK
After the flood, a small miracle on the pitch: Carlisle’s community spirit is reborn
No compensation from electricity firm after Storm Desmond power cuts
Flood warnings remain across most of UK as MPs quiz Environment Agency chiefs
Police search for camper after bags washed up by river Dee, Aberdeenshire
A woeful response to flooding as the climate crisis hits home
