British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the flooded areas of Gloucestershire this week, where he contradicted meteorologists who said the floods were “down to bad luck, not global warming.”

Brown said the heavy rains and floods in Britain over the past month are related to climate change. “Like every advanced industrialized country, we are coming to terms with the issues surrounding climate change,” he said.

“We’re looking, if you like, at 21st Century extreme weather conditions,” he said.