God bless you all. I send love from Georgia. My family came from Scotland so many years ago, add Cherokee and you are me. Many of us do love the Lord over here and identify with the seriousness of this situation. I will be praying for you all, in fact I already had been.

Kim, Savannah, GA, United States

Having experienced heavy flooding here in the U.S. my compassion for those who are suffering through this is hardly abstract. It is an unholy mess, prayers and thoughts go to those who are wading in their streets, shocked at what has happened to their houses, dismayed at the prospect of more to come. May it all pass quickly.

Joan Fleming-Scherer, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

Must be I am just unfortunate ... born in 1947, when the severe winter snows caused the worst flooding for a century ... and on my 60th birthday (July 20th), nature decides to unleash the worst rainfall downpour (and still-increasing flooding) since then.

Despite the historical attitude of recent Ministers, perhaps they will at least ensure relief will be prompt for those who suffer flooding and loss ... and there wil be future action to create adequate drainage systems ... and re-think what will be a sensible house building strategy in safe areas!

D.H., Bracknell, England

What has happened to all the investment into improving flood protection- millions has been "spent" on this and we shouldn't be experiencing this level of devastation.

On another note, the flooding in the North recieved a fraction of the national media coverage when compared with what we're experiencing here in the South- in reality the flooding so far has been more severe in Northern parts of England. This is all spin.

Alicia, Abingdon, Oxfordshire,

clouds can be "seeded" with chemicals before they reach land, and all that precipitation will disspiate into the sea - this has been tested before..is this a good idea ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_seeding

me, london,

The response to flooding along the Severn may be more intense than that to flooding in Yorkshire, but it is still 'West of Watford'. It won't be really serious unless it crosses the M25. Then we would see some real panic in Government and the media. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Frank Upton, Solihull,

My fervent hope is for the safety and well-being of those who are affected by this situation. One question, though; should George Bush go ahead and claim the blame for this ugliness, as well?

Daniel, Columbia, USA

And where is the would be P.M. ?

In Africa ?

So much for spin.

Charity begins at home

Bernard Parke, Guildford,

So how can I help? Can I volunteer? I have been to the CSV website, nothing about the floods. No news media outlets have mentioned anything about being able to volunteer and help people clean up after the floods. I have a long school holiday ahead and feel a duty to help, given that my home is on a steep hillside and is nice and dry. Just the other week I read an opinion piece in the Times bemoaning the lack of community responsibility and how no one volunteers any more - so tell me how, I'll prove you wrong! I'm desperate to help, if someone tells me how best to go about it.

Zoe, London, UK

The plain fact of the matter is there are too many bloody people. Simple as that.

Michael Rigby, Blackburn, England

I'm quite fed up with the arrogance that assumes that Man is responsible for all natural disasters. The climate has been changing constantly for the whole of geological history and to assume that we can stop the flooding by using our cars less is, quite simply, barking mad. Should we blame the recession of the glaciers from Europe on cave-men being a bit over-generous with the camp fires? Informed debate yes; knee-jerk eco-correctness no.

Steam kettle, Gosport, UK

A giant depression on the Atlantic is heading for the continent. It is +/- 15 times bigger as the one that hits Gr.Britain now.

I wish the english people a lot of strength.

Wt, Brouwershaven, Netherlands

All this hysteria about global warming. There is no such thing. If there were, would responsible governments have ignored all the dire warnings of the past 30 or 40 years, leading to the population belng left to wallow in waist deep excrement, if they could have avoided it? Surely not.

Paul Downes, Milton Keynes, Bucks

I keep seeing calls to dredge the rivers and clean out drainage ditches, wasn't it only in May of this year we were looking at drought condititons and blaming water shortages on river dredging? Come on everybody lets take a slightly more long term atitude and think about the world we are creating for our children rather than how long it will take us to get to work.

Clive Stringer, Eggesford, Devon

OK, for the benefit of all the Americans, and others, who trot out the usual "if it's down to climate change what caused the floods in '47?"...

Imagine you accidentally tread on a wasp in your back garden - it stings you. Random circumstance conspired against you and you got stung. Now imagine you find the nest in a tree in your garden. You decided to try and smoke them out, and as they're dispersing you get stung. The same event but the causes are very different - Is that really such a hard concept to grasp?

Jonathan, Auckland, New Zealand

When help is needed all FEMA USA, help may come by 2009..... I feel sorry for all personnel caught up in the floods.. Most people have no idea how it can effect you until it happens....Not only now put months from now.... But, by what I read you Brits are taking it in stride and doing well.... Just hang in there....

R. Devries, Niceville, USA//Fl

Tom Krosing, It's a pity you didn't click on the article "Shocking News, Britain's a wet country" (under this headline) before you made your ill-considered remarks about climate change. It's gullible people like you who enable politicians to waste immense resources on lost causes!

Jim Flack, Farnham, Surrey

The very fact that this is being compared to 1947 (apparently has just surpassed it) - surely indicates that global warming is rather irrelevant when discussing the cause of these floods.

R Johnson, Bath,

May I make a forecast? 1. Build 3m more homes. 2. When they're done build another 3m. 3. Then build 4m more. 4. Build these homes on a hill so all the water drains quickly to the lowlands. 5. Build more homes. 6. Build these homes a car drive away from your work. 7. Build more roads. 8. Concrete over more land for car parking. 9. Encourage people to live in single households. 10. Build more homes. 11. Go back to 1.......... Methinks someone ought to put a sign saying 'FULL UP!' I thimk my forecast will prove to be far more accurate.

man in pub, Louth, UK

So if these floods are the result of "climate change" as one comment says, what caused the 1947 floods?

phil, sacramento, ca

has anybody thought about talking to the dutch government about how to put things in place? there is a lot of talk going on but nothing is happening. come on we knew now for at least a week that we would be getting heavy rain and flooding why did we not do anything?

sy, london,

Thoughts from the north

How many metres of flood-embankements do you get for the same amount of money consumed by the aircrafts of RAF during this flood?
I just wonder...there will certainly rain in the future as well.

-My sympathy for all victims

Frode Waksvik, Oslo, Norway

The response now that the flooding has happened in the South as against the response to what has and is happening in the North has been noted.Landon(not a typo) based power and view in politics and the media is our undoing.

J Martin, Manchester, England

Surely all this waters on its way to the City?
What measures have been taken to help prevent a flood on London. You can't put up the barrier as that's for the high tides and tidal surges right?

Rabbitmo, Stockport, UK

All these floods are part of the effect of climate change. Consequently all of us who have contributed in damaging the Environment are to be blamed for these floods. All of us have to learn to use our Energy less, using much less fuel that damages the Environment. It also includes to leave the cars at home more often and do on "car pooling" sharing one car with neighbours whenever we can. Lots of employees who live in eachother's neighbourhood and work at the same work place and at the same time, can share one car among them.

Tom Krosing, Wembley, UK

Perhaps if the Severn was dredged to proper navigable depth by the Navigation Authority, the increased flow rate would alleviate some of the flooding in future?

S. Pinson, Gloucester, UK

Hello Mr. President and the folks from UK,

Just wondering are there any soldiers left in the country to actually help out in those catastrophic circumstances?
As far as I know the Army is supplied with far better equipment and rescue support as well as medical advises etc. However anyone actually tried to think ahead what will happen if the weather changed and the sun will shine? My advice why not asking other country’s what they have done afterwards? Which kind of diseases we have to deal with or may come up? As well as I don't understand why did no one try to do anything else before when we have a 5 day weather forecast? So far with technology but to stupid to use it or think ahead. It's logical really; a lot of water from heaven will cause what???
Think it over for the next time hopefully than thousands of people do not have to suffer from losing a team member or someone they love!

Dave , Guildofrd , Surrey

The day of/after floods in the *south*, the PM and other ministers are falling over themselves to visit.

When the flooding was in the north, it took days...

Steven, Oldham,

So has anyone looked at the Gulf stream conveyour ?

http://www.anthonares.net/index.php?tag=gulf-stream

"Atlantic Gulf Stream Current Slows by 30% in 50 Years"

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