essex, people were rescued from a mini bus that was stranded in floodwater. and the fire and rescue service had to rescue people and even a dog from this flooded road near chelmsford. in other parts of the country, hundreds of flood warnings were issued, particularly here in the west of england, in gloucester. many people now have started to clear up the floodwater and the forecast of clear weather means that people should soon be able to assess the damage. experts say a warming atmosphere increases the chance of intense rainfall and storms. however, many factors contribute to extreme weather and it takes time for scientists to calculate how much impact climate change has on these particular events. a metropolitan police officer has been suspended after being charged with rape. pc andrej sagaidak has been charged with two counts of rape, one count of non fatal strangulation and one count of causing actual bodily harm. the officer was off duty at the time of the alleged offences.
soon be able to assess the damage. experts say a warming atmosphere increases the chance of intense rainfall and storms. but many factors contribute to extreme weather and it takes time for scientists to calculate how much impact climate change has on these particular events. earlier i spoke tojoe cuthbertson he s a flood and coastal risk manager at the environment agency. he gave me his reaction. my heart goes out to those affected by flooding, it is a really devastating thing to happen and sadly that s been the case for some properties. we think around 1,800 properties so far have been affected by the flooding. at the same time, around 115,000 properties and businesses have been protected by flood defences, so looking at the whole picture there has been a lot of work which we in the environment agency and our partners have done that has made a real difference and allowed people to sleep soundly through this event. in terms of the forward look,
chicago. that heat, that smoke blanketing the midwest. people very aware people down south have been experiencing this for weeks and now the heat is spreading across the country. chris? maggie vespa, thank you for that. so, michelle, the heat dome just seems to keep expanding. what is next? any relief in sight? i wish i could say there was. we re looking at this heat expanding to the northeast over the next few days. it is not moving, it is expanding. we re seeing record temperatures in the northeast by friday. and, by the way, we re looking at some really heavy downpours too. that s directly linked to a warming atmosphere. i m sitting from my home studio in bucks county, i hear downpours outside, not far from the fatal flooding we had two weeks ago. let s start with the heat. we re looking at dangerous coast to coast heat. most of us are seeing above average temperatures with the exception of the pacific northwest. we re looking at a staggering number over the next seven days, 285
bigger factor in the presidential election next year? bigger factor in the presidential election next year? we still see these divides election next year? we still see these divides in election next year? we still see these divides in america - election next year? we still see these divides in america aboutl election next year? we still see - these divides in america about when these divides in america about when these types of events come up for that you have those who want the public to be very conscious of the fact that even though scientists can t point definitively that these slots are caused by climate change that they know that this is consistent with a warming atmosphere. these rain events become more frequent, were seeing events that were once every 100 years happening every so often now. then you have those on the other side of the political aisle, conservatives who don t want the issue of climate change to come up when we see events like this. certainly i think when we
trafficked 195 corridor from across parts of the heavily trafficked 195 corridorfrom boston, to new york, to philadelphia, down to new york, to philadelphia, down to washington, dc tomorrow. there will be a rapid freeze up, and all the rain that has been falling there today will quickly freeze as those cool temperatures arrive and create an icy condition on roads, streets, sidewalks and everything, a really dangerous situation that will be a problem on the roads and in the air. we have seen cold outbreaks before, and during december. i think this is another example of the fact that even though we have a warming atmosphere, by all accounts, and we know that, as you mentioned, about the extreme heat in the summer, we can still get these extremely cold outbreaks that threaten lives and property and they can go all the way south into places like texas, which as you can recover from the 2021 event, there were serious issues with the power grid. we will see how it does there this time. it s