Has Britain entered a new ice age — or is it simply Tuesday in Cornwall?

In this episode of Mark & Pete, we examine reports that Cardinham in Cornwall has experienced around 50 consecutive days of measurable rainfall, with nearby Liscombe on Exmoor also recording persistent winter deluges. Northern Ireland has likewise seen one of its wettest Januarys in recent memory. The wellies are weary. The umbrellas are questioning their calling.

But what does it actually mean?

We explore UK Met Office data, regional rainfall trends, and the difference between weather events and long-term climate patterns. Is this evidence of global cooling? Climate collapse? Or just Britain doing what Britain has historically done — namely, rain with commitment?

We discuss:

• Cardinham and Liscombe rainfall records

• Northern Ireland’s unusually wet January

• The science of winter precipitation in the UK

• Climate change vs short-term variability

• Why human memory is spectacularly unreliable when it comes to weather

Along the way, we ask a bigger cultural question: why do we turn meteorology into theology? Every storm becomes a sign. Every cold snap becomes a thesis. And every puddle becomes proof of something ideological.

With Mark’s original poetry and Pete’s biblical reflection from Ecclesiastes, this episode offers calm commentary in a climate of overreaction.

Because rivers have always run into the sea. And Britain has always been damp.

Faith. Culture. Calm commentary — even when the forecast is dramatic.

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