...we are seeing a changing climate, partly due to manmade CO2 emissions, we are seeing changes in the weather patterns which are bringing more storms. It's no accident that this is the stormiest December that we've had for 40 years or something and we're seeing around the world changes like that.
Julian Huppert, the UK Parliament's only PhD scientist, on the Daily Politics (around 3 mins)
Climate models provide a broad range of projections about changes in storm track and frequency of storms. While there’s currently no evidence to suggest that the UK is increasing in storminess, this is an active area of research under the national climate capability.
The Met Office, a couple of days ago.
In stark contrast, the Telegraph's Tom Chivers has an admirably sensible take on the issue.