The garden of 32 Craig Nedd in November The Big Freeze of 2010: Another extreme weather event that has gone down in history occurred at the end of 2010 when a prolonged cold spell hit the UK. Called by the media “The Big Freeze” it would go down in the MET Office...

The Big Snow of 1982: Over the years, and certainly within living memory, there have been a number of severe weather events that have etched themselves into the history books and into the memories of the people who lived through them. The “Big Snow” of 1982, certainly...

What is a Drought: In the United Kingdom an absolute drought is currently defined "as a period of at least 15 consecutive days when there is less than 0.2 mm (0.008 inches) of rainfall", although before the 1990s a drought was defined as "15 consecutive days with...