Pakistan flooding, UK power prices and Boris’s broadband claim
More or Less: Behind the Stats
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We've been following the pakistan floods with great sadness. Officials say that one third of the country is now under water. This feels like a huge statistic. Could it really be the case? We also had a weather forecast to get in touch, sending us a satellite image that seemed to show that abut five % of pakistan was submerged. If true, that would still be flooding on a staggering scale, but nowhere near one thirdof the country. So where do these estimates come from? Can we rely on them? And what do they really tell us about the extent of the tragedy.
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