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United Kingdom: Engineers call for technical fix to tackle rising rainfall
2013-01-03 13:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Engineers have today called for the creation of a new national Water Security Task Force, as the Met Office confirmed that 2012 came within a few millimetres of being named the wettest year since records began. The Met Office announced this morning that total annual average rainfall for the UK reached 1,330.7mm last year, just 6.6mm short of the record set in 2000. In addition, the agency reported that England achieved its wettest year since records began, despite spending the first three months...
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'Kingdom Come' to be discussed
2013-01-02 20:41:17| Paper - Topix.net
The public is invited to join Unity of the Chesapeake for an interactive message titled "Kingdom Come" on Sunday, January 13, at the Lancaster Community Library, 235 School Street, Kilmarnock.
United Kingdom: Video: Seal who swam 50 miles along flooded river set to draw crowds
2013-01-02 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A seal believed to have swum more than 50 miles (80km) along a flooded river to a nature reserve is expected to become a visitor attraction. The mammal, thought to be a common seal, has become a YouTube star after being filmed hopping into a lake at the Fen Drayton Lakes Reserve in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire. It is believed to have made its way up the River Ouse from King's Lynn in Norfolk aided by floodwater. Graham Elliott, of the RSPB, said the sighting was "surprising". The seal has...
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United Kingdom: Government backs new Low Emission Zones with 2m grants
2013-01-02 12:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Government grants worth up to 2m could pave the way for a new wave of low emissions zones across England. Councils in Birmingham, Bradford and Devon were each awarded 150,000 this week to investigate the possibilities of bringing in zones similar to those used in London since 2008 to tackle air pollution. The London zone forces vehicles that do not meet certain emissions standards to pay a charge for driving in much of the city and its suburbs. The standards were tightened this time last...
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United Kingdom: Rail fare rises turning train travel into an "extravagance"
2013-01-02 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Rail season ticket prices rise by an average of 4.2 per cent from today, sparking protests at stations and drawing accusations that train travel is becoming an "extravagance" few business travellers and commuters can afford. While overall ticket prices have risen by an above-inflation 3.9 per cent in England, Wales and Scotland, research by the Campaign for Better Transport suggests many season ticket prices have increased by more than 50 per cent in the past 10 years. Since 2003, London commuters...
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