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UK floods: severe warnings issued along Thames, with more rain to come
2014-02-10 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Sixteen severe flood warnings have been issued for southern England, with another band of strong winds and heavy rains set to lash Britain on Monday night. The Environment Agency has issued 14 warnings of danger to life along the Thames, focusing on Berkshire and Surrey, with the remaining two applying to areas already devastated by flooding in the Somerset Levels. A further 141 flood warnings, indicating less serious risk, are also in place. The Thames flood barrier has been closed for the...
When rain stops falling, particle concentrations rise
2014-02-09 22:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Brief respite from January's recording breaking wet weather caused air pollution problems over eastern England. Cold still nights on the 20th and 21st meant that air pollution built up in towns and cities. In Leeds airborne particle concentrations reached 8 on the government's ten point air quality index. Hull and York experienced similar problems, along with Chesterfield and Nottingham. The same cold nights caused air pollution to reach level 6 across much of London with Brixton Road being a hotspot,...
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United Kingdom: Floods crisis intensifies as Met Office warns of yet more rain
2014-02-09 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The flooding crisis intensified Sunday as householders in some of the UK's most exclusive riverside neighbourhoods on the banks of the Thames were issued with severe flood warnings, the rail link to the south-west remained completely cut off and the Met Office warned yet more rain was on the way. Police were investigating whether the death of a seven-year-old boy was connected to the floodwater that swamped his Surrey home and rescuers were searching for a canoeist who went missing on the river...
Is It Enough Rain For Drought-Stricken California?
2014-02-09 16:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: California, which has been experiencing its worst drought on record, is welcoming some heavy rainfall this weekend, if it signals a wholesale quenching of dried up streams and farm fields. says: "Until Saturday, the San Francisco Bay Area had gotten only 3 inches of rain this season; it normally would have received 14.5 inches of rain at this point. But rain was falling at the rate of a half-inch per hour Saturday in some parts of the area 4 inches in Sonoma County and as much as 3 inches...
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Bay Area Prepares for Rain
2014-02-09 07:54:05| IT Services - Topix.net
By Bay City News Service- Rainy weather is expected to continue in the Bay Area this weekend with the heaviest rain coming on Saturday, and local officials are urging residents to take precautions.
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