Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme rainfall and floods around the world.http://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2015/dec/06/storm-desmond-uk-severe-flooding-and-extreme-weather-live-blog
Storm Desmond: army deployed to rescue stranded as flood defences fail – as it happened
Aisha Gani
Dec. 6, 2015
More than 100 severe flood warnings and 68 alerts
60,000 homes in north-west England left without power
200mm (7.9 inches) of rain fell in Britain’s wettest area in Cumbria
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Carlisle, in Cumbria, was one of the most worst hit areas. Hundreds of homes have been flooded and more than 1,000 people evacuated. Parts of Cumbria have been hit with more than a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours. Shap in Cumbria, saw 262.6mm (10.3in) of rainfall.
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About 600 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the Borders town of Hawick. A severe flood warning is still active in the town and there are flood alerts along large sections of rivers in Tayside.
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Forecasters warn that more rain is on the way in Scotland. Although a rare red weather alert that was in place for the region has been lifted, flood warnings remain for parts of the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.
At the peak of the storm, around 300 homes were evacuated in Hawick as the River Teviot burst its banks
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35019021
6 December 2015
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Provisional figures suggest more than 340mm (13.4 inches) of rain fell in 24 hours in the Lake District. The current record is 316.4mm (12.5in) of rain over the same time period at Seathwaite, Cumbria, in 2009.
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In 2010, a £38m flood defence scheme for Carlisle - which has seen some of the worst flooding - was completed in a bid to protect about 3,000 homes and businesses around the city.
Floods minister Rory Stewart said defences - which have been criticised - had given authorities more time to evacuate people and kept flood levels down.
The defences "held strong" but the huge levels of rain were too much for them, he said.
However, Mayor of Keswick Paul Titley said the defences had been "completely overwhelmed".
"The flood defences were designed for a one in 100-year event and since it's six years since we had the last one, we were sort of surprised that we got one so soon," he added.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/12/07/13-inches-in-24-hours-flooding-storm-desmond-shatters-u-k-rainfall-records/
13 inches in 24 hours: Flooding storm ‘Desmond’ shatters U.K. rainfall records
Angela Fritz December 7, 2015
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An incredible 13.44 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Honister Pass in the Lake District. The total sets a new record for 24-hour rainfall at the location, says the U.K. Met Office. The previous record for 24-hour rainfall was 12.45 inches at Seathwaite, Cumbria, in November of 2009.
15.94 inches of rain fell at Thirlmere — also in the Lake District — in just 48 hours, which also set a new record for the 48-hour period. The previous 48-hour rainfall record was 15.57 inches, which was also set at Seathwaite in November 2009.
10.33 inches rained down in just 48 hours on Shap in the Cumbria region of northern England, says the U.K. Met Office. Around 7 inches of rain fell on Keswick and Blencathra, and around 5 inches fell across the inland areas of northern England.
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