Liam Dutton, a man who grew up in Wales, can pronounce a long Welsh word.

The United Kingdom is living up to its gloomy stereotype today as it feels the effects of a powerful cyclone sweeping across the northern Atlantic Ocean. The photogenic storm brought heavy snow to Ireland and Scotland, heavy rain to England and Wales, and winds of 75 MPH to the region's western coasts.

When the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo blew through northwestern Europe earlier this week, the storm's strong winds helped the United Kingdom to consume a full one percent more wind power than nuclear power on Tuesday.

The chairman of the United Kingdom's Environment Agency thinks he has the solution to the problem of homes being damaged and destroyed by floods in his country: start building homes that can float on top of the rising water.