17th October - Today's News: Western Britain Hit by More Flash Flooding
Another day of persistent heavy rain in places as f lash flooding closes roads and blocks rail lines in the Marches whilst in Devon there were m ultiple rescues as vehicles trapped in flooding and h eavy rain brings widespread travel disruption to Wales. N ot a big story though 'cos London was unaffected. Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years As a former CEO of Google proposes we ignore climate change, because "one day AI might come up with a solution" .... is it worse to have no climate solutions – or to have them but refuse to use them? And the Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-year solar cycle