WEATHER

65% of days in Britain are overcast. Overcast means dull, grey and cold. That's 260 dull days.

British people like to complain about the weather. When it is raining, they say it is too wet. When it is sunny, they say it is too hot.

Name two extreme weather conditions that can cause danage around the world: tropical storms, hurricanes.

It's not surprising that Britain has got are of the most important weather centres in the world. The Met Office emplays over a thousand people. They provide weather forecasts for radio, television and newspapers and on the Internet.