How the heaviest ever rainfall in the UK happened
news.bbc.co.uk — In the hours before floods swept through Cumbria, the heaviest rain ever recorded in Britain fell on a hamlet in the county. Philip Eden unpicks the unique combination of factors which made this happen. The rains which hit the Cumbrian mountains last week were most certainly without precedent in the instrumental record, and that goes back to 1844. (Submitted by elijahyossie) More...
Pakistan conspiracy theories stifle debate
news.bbc.co.uk — Pakistan is going through a multi-dimensional series of crises and a collapse of public confidence in the state. Suicide bombers strike almost daily and the economic meltdown just seems to get worse. Nobody discusses the failure of the education system that is now turning out hundreds of suicide bombers, rather than doctors and engineers. (Submitted by elijahyossie) More...
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