Flood damage 'could have been prevented'
Using correct water management techniques could have prevented some of the damage from the recent floods, a group of experts has said in an open letter to the prime minister.
Met Office 'told councils to expect dry winter'
The Met Office advised councils to expect a dry winter in advance forecasts issued in November according to the Daily Mail.
The three-month forecast was also given to the Environment Agency and other contingency planners to tell them what to expect from December 2013 to the end of this month.
The paper claims a Met Office spokesman conceded the planning was ‘experimental to some extent’.
Yesterday it was confirmed that the UK has seen the wettest winter on record, with some areas still under water.
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Three measures that could prevent flooding
ITV News looks at three measures that, if used, could have done to minimise the damage caused by two months of record-breaking rainfall.
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Officially wettest winter on record
Even before the season is over the Met Office say this has been the wettest winter in over 100 years.