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Adam Lea writes:
On 04/01/2014 19:20, John Hall wrote:
In article ,
Jim Cannon writes:
Another victory for Piers http://bit.ly/1cK8PoH

I know it's been claimed in the media to be the worst storm in 20 years,
but is it really?


Depends on how you define "worst". By peak wind speed?
Flooding? Size of area affected? Human impact? Duration of
disruption? Insured/economic loss?

Not the last I hope, at least not unless the figures are adjusted for
inflation. Even then what seems to be an increasing tendency to build on
flood plains may skew the figures.

The 23rd December storm may well be the worst for 20 years in
terms of the total area of the UK impacted and the total transport
disruption (one rail line near me will be closed until February), I
don't know for sure.

But I think it was the storm last Thursday/Friday that the papers were
claiming to be the worst for 20 years, rather than the earlier one.
--
John Hall "He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
And when they die by thousands G.K.Chesterton:
Why, he laughs like anything." from "Song Against Grocers"