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Britain braces for floods, 'exceptional weather'
2014-01-03 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Areas of Britain on Friday were bracing for severe flooding and what Environment Secretary Owen Paterson called "exceptional weather" that may last through the weekend. The Environment Agency issued nearly two dozen severe flood warnings as strong winds and heavy rain combined with higher than normal tides to present what the government agency says is a "danger to life" in parts of the southwest and Wales. Hundreds of lower-level warnings are also in place across the United Kingdom, with the...
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UK floods: Homes 'left exposed' by Environment Agency job cuts
2014-01-02 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The ability to cope with floods in England and Wales could be put at risk because of government cuts to the Environment Agency that will result in the loss of hundreds of front-line staff. Officials working on flood risk management will be sacked as the agency sheds about 15 per cent of its workforce to save money. More than 1,500 jobs will be cut by October, leading to fears that the agency will not be able to cope with serious flooding next year. The agency's chief executive has said that...
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Haze, dengue, floods are issues of future environmental challenges
2013-12-28 06:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Channel News Asia: This year's record high PSI levels during the haze, the dengue epidemic and more intense rains are "amber lights", or early warning signs, of the need to be better prepared for future environmental challenges. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, said this in an interview with Channel NewsAsia. His ministry plans to get tough on transboundary haze by taking to task, companies which contribute to the haze. Planned measures include the tabling of an Act to hold...
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Britain hit by floods, power cuts at Christmas
2013-12-25 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Thousands of Britons woke up to flooding and power cuts on Christmas morning after torrential rainfall and hurricane-force winds battered the country. Three severe flood warnings are in place along with over 350 secondary warnings and alerts, largely across southern and central England, Britain's environment agency said on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people, mostly in southern England, had no electricity late on Christmas Eve and engineers were working on Christmas Day to restore power....
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Harsh weather, floods challenge U.S. holiday travelers
2013-12-21 02:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Holiday travelers heading home for Christmas may face some rough going this weekend as a winter storm threatens tornadoes, floods, snow and ice for a wide swath of the United States. Forecasters are predicting up to a foot of snow for some parts of the Midwest, while other states slightly to the east already have flood watches in effect. Snow had already begun in parts of Idaho and Oregon by late afternoon on Friday, and was expected to continue on Saturday. Some 94.5 million people in the...
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