Monitoring the tide times could become more about planning their weekends and less about protecting their homes for the people in flood-prone areas of Somerset thanks to a new £20 million scheme. People in the West Country county were among the worst hit during last year’s winter storms, but the creation of a new salt

Welsh coastguards and lifeboat crews are warning people to beware as heavy swells and high tides are forecast during September. The warnings come after recent call-outs saw a large number of adults and children having to be rescued off the Welsh coast. Recent incidents included four major rescues in just one day, involving one man

The British summer took a turn for the worst when it was battered with storms left over from Hurricane Bertha. Flooding was a problem, although some people were able to avoid damage to their homes and businesses by keeping abreast of the times of the tides. Flooded properties are more usually associated with British winters,

The period between July and September 2014 has been dubbed the summer of the supermoons, with one happening every month A supermoon occurs when a full moon is the closest to the earth, creating a huge spectacle in the sky. There is no doubt that these supermoons can be mesmerising to look at, but they