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Extreme weather a peril for vulnerable
2013-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia's most vulnerable people are at greater risk of injury and death because community organisations cannot cope with extremes of weather, says the country's peak social services group. The Australian Council of Social Service has found a poor level of preparation for extreme weather among community organisations, with the likelihood many would permanently collapse. Such an outcome would leave society's most disadvantaged people, including the elderly, mentally ill and the homeless, ''at...
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United Kingdom: Could more extreme weather speed coastal erosion?
2013-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EDP24: Following one of the wettest years on record, the Met Office has warned of more extreme rainfall events in future -- which could speed the erosion of our already-fragile coastline. According to the nations official weather forecasters, the UK experienced its second wettest year on record in 2012, with warnings that we face a future of increasingly intense downpours. Analysis published by the Met Office this week shows that the country is experiencing more extreme rainfall events, and suggests...
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VIDEO: Farmers voice extreme weather fears
2013-01-03 10:46:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The increasing frequency of global extreme weather events and volatility in food price markets present serious challenges for food producers, the president of the National Farmers Union has warned.
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United Kingdom: Farmers urge minister to provide extreme weather insurance
2013-01-02 10:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Record rainfall in 2012 has cost British farmers 1.3bn, prompting calls for government to provide insurance against extreme weather if it wants to preserve national food security. The National Farmers Union (NFU) estimates the extreme levels of rainfall in 2012 has cost the industry 600m in lost output, especially from poor wheat and potato harvests, and another 700m in extra costs such as feed for cattle, which could not graze in water-logged fields. The figures are being published on Tuesday,...
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United Kingdom: Extreme weather to blame for 1.3bn loss
2013-01-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: ALTHOUGH the official figures will not be released until later this month, the English National Farmers Union estimates that the extreme weather has caused a staggering 1.3 billion loss in farm income in 2012 as a result of extreme weather problems. And the union warns that might not be the final tally as many farmers currently have land under water or are facing a double-whammy of huge feed bills for their livestock. With farmers reeling from both the physical and financial challenges from...
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