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Britain hammered by ocean surges and 'most exceptional rainfall in 248 years.'
2014-02-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Observer: England is experiencing the worst flooding since the catastrophic flood of 1953. December and January saw the heaviest rainfall since record keeping began in 1910. More heavy rains and storms are forecast in the weeks to come. The hardest hit areas are in the southwest and sections of the Thames River Valley. The water levels in low-lying Somerset county are expected to take months to recede. Rail service has been disrupted. A section of the rail line connecting Devon and Cornwall counties...
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UK storms at a glance: how Britain fared in the storms overnight
2014-02-13 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: * Around 80,000 homes and businesses remain without power, according to the Energy Networks Association. The majority of those without electricity are in Wales. Overnight about 130,000 homes and businesses across the UK had no power, with 10,000 affected in the north-west, 52,000 in mid and north Wales, 10,000 in Cheshire, 13,000 in the West Midlands and 19,000 in the south-west. In Ireland, strong winds left nearly 200,000 people without power. * Rail services across the UK remain disrupted....
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Storm with 106-mph gusts slams flooded Britain
2014-02-12 13:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: 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 that global warming directly caused the extreme conditions. The latest round of bad weather slammed into Britain's west coast on Wednesday with torrential rain and winds gusting up to 106 mph. Trucks were toppled, trees were felled and a major chunk of the railway was closed. The website of rail operator Virgin Trains greeted visitors...
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Storm with 100 mph gusts hits soggy Britain
2014-02-12 10:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: 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. The latest round of bad weather hit Britain's west coast Wednesday with winds gusting at more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) an hour. The Met Office said in a paper published this week that "there is no definitive answer" on the role played by climate change in the recent weather and floods....
As flood-soaked Britain is battered by new storm, fierce debate arises over what to do next
2014-02-12 09:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Soggy Britain is being soaked again. The River Thames has burst its banks, rail lines have been washed away, villages have been turned into islands and soldiers are out on the front lines filling sandbags. As residents battled to save their homes -- and British politicians battled one another -- yet another storm hit the U.K on Wednesday, pummeling the west coast with torrential rain and wind gusts up to 106 mph (170 kph). Here's a look at the nation's exceptionally wet and wild weather. WHAT...
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