Guardian: Brits may be obsessed with the weather, but having endured more than two months of persistent heavy rain, powerful waves and severe storms, this is no longer the topic of small talk. January in the south of England was the wettest since record-keeping began more than 100 years ago and across the country the drastic conditions have devastated homes, thrown lives into confusion and fuelled a political bunfight. The Met Office and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology have released a report shedding...