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United Kingdom: Rain could increase river pollution

2014-03-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Wetter winters in the future could increase agricultural pollution in Britain's rivers, say scientists. A research team from Lancaster University concluded that increased, more intensive winter rainfall is likely to wash more fertiliser out of soil and into rivers. This could artificially nourish plants, including toxic algae. The research team is now embarking on a project to help predict and ultimately mitigate agricultural pollution. Its study aims to work out how the changing climate and...

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El Nio seen bringing much-needed rain to Chile

2014-03-20 22:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: After five years of drought in central Chile, there is a good chance that the El Nio weather pattern could bring much-needed rains during the Southern Hemisphere's winter, the national meteorological service said on Thursday. In recent years, power producers in the world's top copper producer have been forced to rely on more-expensive fossil fuels as the lack of rain has dented hydroelectric generation. Over 40 percent of installed capacity in Chile's central power grid, which supplies electricity...

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Wednesday's forecast: Rain, rain, go away

2014-03-19 02:24:14| Chemicals - Topix.net

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