Why is the British weather so stormy right now?

Why is the British weather so stormy right now?

The Guardian, 3 January 2014
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2014/jan/03/why-is-the-british-weather-so-bad-right-now

Lingering warm air that drifted from the Sahara to the Atlantic this summer could be to blame for Britain’s storms and heavy snowfall in the US and Canada

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