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Big Oil braced for global warming while fought regulations
2015-12-31 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A few weeks before seminal climate change talks in Kyoto back in 1997, Mobil Oil took out a bluntly worded advertisement in the New York Times and Washington Post. Lets face it: The science of climate change is too uncertain to mandate a plan of action that could plunge economies into turmoil, the ad said. Scientists cannot predict with certainty if temperatures will increase, by how much and where changes will occur. One year earlier, though, engineers at Mobil Oil were concerned enough about...
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People evacauted as Britain braced for Boxing Day floods
2015-12-26 04:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of Malta: People have been evacuated from their homes in Lancashire after the Met Office issued a red weather warning - danger to life - for the area. A "take action" weather alert is in place for parts of the county and the Environment Agency has issued seven severe flood warnings for the North West. Residents in Whalley and Ribchester were told to abandon their houses when flood waters poured through the streets after torrential downpours. Forecasters said up to 120mm of rain could fall in some areas...
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United Kingdom: Britain braced warmest December 70 years
2015-12-16 09:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Britain could be set for the warmest December in almost 70 years as temperatures are forecast to rise to 17C, around 10C above the average for this time of year. The weather has been so mild that daffodils have been begun flowering as far north as Chester and Northern Ireland. Around London the mercury is expected to reach 16C on Wednesday - above the average for May in central England of 11.2C and far higher than the December average of 6.7C for the UK. A band of tropical air coming off...
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VIDEO: Investors braced for China losses
2015-08-24 02:57:00| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Investors are braced for further losses in China, after its stock markets fell 12 percent last week.
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SWITZERLAND: Q2 volume drop slows, but Coca-Cola HBC braced for tough 2014
2014-08-07 13:41:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Coca-Cola HBC has seen a slower fall in Q2 volumes contribute to a lift in profits in its half-year, although 2014 looks set to be a difficult year for the company.
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