UK flooding, Met Office, and all that – a map from 878AD tells us more than Slingo

WUWT
"People have been draining the area known as the Somerset Levels since before the Domesday Book in 1086AD. The Levels were frequently flooded by the sea during high tides, a problem that was not resolved until the sea defences were enhanced in the early 20th century. So, is it any surprise that the water wants to follow the path of least resistance with gravity rather than it being a new feature of “climate change”?