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United Kingdom: Further floods expected along Thames but worst weather is behind us
2014-02-17 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Residents living in flooded areas of the UK have been warned to expect water levels to rise further in the next few days, as more heavy rain falls on saturated ground. Forecasters have added, however, that the worst of the crisis appears to be over for now. The Environment Agency currently has 16 severe flood warnings in place, 14 along the banks of the Thames in the south-east and two more in Somerset. The Met Office has also issued a yellow warning for rain in the south-west of England, forecasting...
Insurers 'must act quickly on floods'
2014-02-17 14:26:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The government urges the insurance industry to deal with flood-related claims as quickly as possible, as more rain hits ground already saturated with water.
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While Britain Floods, Politicians Debate Climate Change
2014-02-17 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Britons are normally never more comfortable than when talking about the weather, but recent extreme weather events have began to test that theory. Since December, the U.K. has faced a relentless assault from some of the worst winter weather on record. It began with the worst storm and tidal surges in 60 years hitting the North Sea coastline, floods that ruined Christmas for thousands across Surrey and Dorset and in January, the most exceptional period of rainfall since 1766. The deluge has transformed...
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Somehow, the terrible floods in Britain have brought out the best in people
2014-02-16 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As a borderline hermit who lives on top of a hill, I've managed to avoid the worst of this spectacularly cack weather. I haven't been forced to travel to and from my home in council-assigned boats like the people of Somerset. I haven't watched in impotent horror as water has crept up through my floorboards like the people of the Thames Valley. I still have electricity, unlike much of Wales. The worst thing to have happened to me is that the shortcut I take to the supermarket has got a bit slippy,...
UK floods: 5,000 more troops on standby as water continues to rise
2014-02-16 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An extra 5,000 troops are on standby to support communities hit by flooding, it was announced on Sunday, as the government faced calls for a halt to home building on flood plains. Large swaths of the UK remain on high alert with severe flood warnings still in place along the Thames and in Somerset where water levels continue to rise despite a respite from the storms. Defence secretary Philip Hammond said 3,000 troops were currently deployed, and another 5,000 were available. He admitted the...
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