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United Kingdom: The destruction of our forests
2013-12-07 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The woods at South Cubbington, near Leamington Spa, have a wild pear tree, the largest in England, which was young during the French Revolution, and middle-aged before Leamington Spa even existed. After 250 years, it is about to be chopped down to save 23 minutes on the journey to Birmingham. Walk five yards into Mantles Wood, near Great Missenden, and you are transported in time. The noise and sight of the world fades out and you are among woodland that has been in this place since the year 1600...
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United Kingdom: What's infecting England's cows with TB? Is it badgers or farmers & climate change?
2013-12-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: In a mist-shrouded parking lot, Will Ricks, a surveyor and landowner from Ross-on-Wye, stands in a circle of lamplight and briefs eight volunteers on the evening's mission. Ricks and his group belong to a volunteer organization, Gloucestershire Against Badger Shooting (GABS). Since the badger cull, or killing, began in August in Somerset and Gloucestershire, GABS volunteers spend most nights trudging down the public footpaths that crisscross muddy fields to monitor badger habitat, searching for...
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United Kingdom: Flood warnings continue as towns begin clear-up after record storm surge
2013-12-06 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: People living in areas vulnerable to flooding were on Friday urged to be extremely cautious over the weekend despite a weakening in the sea surge that threatened havoc along eastern coastlines over Thursday night. As towns began clearing up after high tides flooded homes and other buildings, ministers warned the crisis was not over and the Environment Agency told people to continue taking extra care. By mid-afternoon on Friday about 1,400 properties were thought to have been flooded by record...
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United Kingdom: After the deluge: time to look again at our flood defences
2013-12-06 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: In 1953, on the night of 31 January, a massive storm surge raced down the North Sea, overtopping defences along a thousand miles of coastline, and submerging 380 square miles of Britain's broad acres. Three hundred and twenty-six people were killed. Last night an even higher surge struck in very similar circumstances. But it did relatively little damage. The River Tyne burst its banks, a sea wall was breached near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, and coastal areas of Norfolk witnessed the worst flooding...
United Kingdom: Is solar power best kept small?
2013-12-06 03:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Community energy projects are the right way to keep the lights on, the head of a solar co-operative in Wedmore, Somerset, has told the BBC. His thoughts are echoed by the man behind the Glastonbury festival, Michael Eavis. People are concerned about the dominance of the "Big Six" energy companies, they say. Rob Richley of the Wedmore Community Power Co-operative was speaking following the government's announcement of cuts in subsidies to solar and onshore wind energy. 800,000 was needed...
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