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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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United Kingdom: Extreme rainfall on the rise, is climate change to blame?
2013-01-03 16:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Week UK: BRITAIN endured its second wettest year on record in 2012 and the Met Office has warned that "extreme rainfall" is becoming more frequent, something that could be connected to climate change. Although the first few months of last year were dry, the rest of 2012 was a washout, and by the end of December the total rainfall stood at 1330.7mm, just 6.6mm off the record set in 2000. Four of the five wettest years since records began in 1910 have occurred since the turn of the century. "Changes in...
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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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Extreme rainfall in UK 'increasing'
2013-01-03 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The frequency of extreme rainfall in the UK may be increasing, according to analysis by the Met Office. Statistics show that days of particularly heavy rainfall have become more common since 1960. The analysis is still preliminary, but the apparent trend mirrors increases in extreme rain seen in other parts of the world. It comes as the Met Office prepares to reveal whether 2012 has been the wettest year on record in the UK. The study into extreme rain is based on statistics from the...
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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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