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Britain’s relentless rain shows climate predictions playing out as expected

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par Jess Neumann, Associate Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading
Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading

Large parts of the UK are experiencing relentless rainfall, with some places seeing rain for 41 consecutive days and counting. In Reading, in the south east of England, our university’s official rain gauge has recorded precipitation on 31 consecutive days – unprecedented in records stretching all the way back to 1908.

The pattern has not just made 2026 a bit dreary. It also reveals one way in which climate change is making the already naturally…

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