UK half submerged in water, Thames breaks its highest levels in history

Waves crash over the promenade in Dover, southeastern as more bad weather and storms sweep across the country. (AP Photo)

Britain's weather service says it sees the tentacles of climate change in a spate of storms and floods battering the country, but has stopped short of saying warming directly caused the extreme storms. (AP Photo)

A taxi cab is surrounded by water on a flooded street after a water main break flooded several blocks in Detroit. (AP Photo)

Soldiers from the Royal Engineer evacuate residents through a flooded road, in Egham, England. (AP Photo)

A woman sits in a boat pushed by a companion through a flooded street, in the centre of the village of Datchet, England. (AP Photo)

The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. (AP Photo)