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Extreme Weather Puts UKs Hedgehog Population at Risk
2013-12-30 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The hedgehog population has fallen by 25 percent in the past decade in England due to intensive farming in the countryside and, in the suburbs, more and more cars and paved-over spaces. This years hedgehogs face another threat as many were born late, due to a wet summer and a warm October and may not have enough body fat to survive hibernation. Baby hedgehogs begin to leave their nests at the tender age of five to six weeks old. Those that are born later in the season simply arent able to consume...
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Coping with extreme weather events
2013-12-24 17:35:31| Transmission & Distribution World
Bridging utility silos to enable continuous improvement in outage planning and response Avoid costly downtime from grid outages by bridging utility silos. read more
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Study Adds to Arctic Warming, Extreme Weather Debate
2013-12-09 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: A new study for the first time found links between the rapid loss of snow and sea ice cover in the Arctic and a recent spate of exceptional extreme heat events in North America, Europe, and Asia. The study adds to the evidence showing that the free-fall in summer sea ice extent and even sharper decline in spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere is reverberating throughout the atmosphere, making extreme events more likely to occur. The study, published Sunday in the journal Nature Climate...
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Europe hit by powerful storm: More extreme weather is likely in future
2013-10-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Europe began this week bracing itself against one of the most powerful storms in years. Gusts of 99 m.p.h. trailed across parts of southern Britain before heading toward mainland northwestern Europe, causing havoc in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. At least 13 people have been reported dead and hundreds of thousands have been left without power or stranded on planes, trains and ferries. The bad news for Europe as it begins the cleanup operation and assesses the financial cost of...
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Extreme weather 'keeps people poor'
2013-10-16 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: New research suggests that extreme weather events will keep people poor in many parts of the world. The authors argue that where disasters like drought are prevalent, they can be the most important cause of poverty. They say that up to 325 million people will be living in countries highly exposed to natural hazards by 2030. If aid is not used to reduce these risks, the progress made in fighting poverty could disappear. The report has been compiled by the Overseas Development Institute. It examines...
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