Is it true what I think I heard on the excellent BBC 5 Live Science podcast that the UK has only this year started naming storms the way we in the US have? And does this mean this is the fourth big storm to come your way?

Is it true what I think I heard on the excellent BBC 5 Live Science podcast that the UK has only this year started naming storms the way we in the US have? And does this mean this is the fourth big storm to come your way?Just been looking at the news about Storm Desmond. Amazing to see the scenes from Appleby, Kendal and Hawick. They're also saying that the worst is yet to come.![]()