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New storm strikes flood-hit southern England
2014-02-14 13:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A second major storm in three days has struck with strong winds and heavy rainfall once more lashing southern England. The Met Office has warned that a month's worth of rain could fall in some places on Friday and that winds could reach 80mph. After a brief lull in the weather on Thursday, it said that further flooding, uprooted trees and damage to buildings were all possible. The Environment Agency urged residents in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, West Berkshire and Reading, along with communities...
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It hasnt rained this much in England in 248 years
2014-02-13 18:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: England is known as a rainy place. But the incredible spate of storms and flooding that have knocked out parts of the rail system, turn the lights off, washed away part of the coast, and depressed the hell out of penguins are not normal. According to ClimateWire, the Met office, which covers U.K. climate and weather, reported this week that it hasnt been this rainy since the 1700s: "For England and Wales this was one of, if not the most, exceptional periods of winter rainfall in at least 248...
AUDIO: Bank of England 'taken by surprise'
2014-02-13 14:56:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Spencer Dale, Bank of England chief economist and MPC member, explains how the strength of the UK recovery threw the Bank's forward guidance off balance.
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Church of England vows to fight 'great demon' of climate change
2014-02-13 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Church of England has said that it will, as a last resort, pull its investments from companies that fail to do enough to fight the "great demon" of climate change and ignore the church's theological, moral and social priorities. Although the church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) has resisted calls for the church to pull its money from fossil fuel companies, insisting that engagement is the best way to effect change, its deputy chairman told the General Synod that it was considering...
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C. R. England signs multi-year LNG fuel agreement with Shell; replacing existing diesel trucks
2014-02-12 15:30:21| Green Car Congress
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