Guardian: Over the past two and a half months, Britain has faced the most extreme series of weather events we have ever experienced. The surge down the east coast of England in early December was the biggest in 60 years, and in some cases even higher than in the tragedy of 1953.
The storms over Christmas and new year were unprecedented, and they have since been followed by the wettest January in the south since records began.
Last week the highest waves ever recorded in Britain were crashing against...