I think it just shows this country's desperation for something interesting
to happen!

We don't have dangerous animals
We don't have hurricanes
We don't generally have large tornadoes (although obviously it's always a
possibility)
We get about 2 weeks of summer per year with the rest being rather drab
Our winters aren't particularly severe and many people here probably haven't
seen snow before!

Most of the news in the UK seems to be based around making a mountain out of
a molehill.

Simon