During a quizzing by MPs, the Cabinet minister suggested that Britain was less prepared for recent downpours because they came from the East and not the West.
Why has Britain had rain while Europe swelters in extreme heat? The answer, scientists have told MailOnline, lies in the arrival of a series of low pressure systems.
What is known as a blocked weather pattern is to blame for the UK s cooler temperatures, scientists have told MailOnline, and climate change may have helped drive it.
Freezing fog sparked disruption across the south of Britain this morning, but what causes it, when is it most likely to appear and why is it so dangerous? MailOnline explains.