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As flood-soaked Britain is battered by new storm, fierce debate arises over what to do next

2014-02-12 09:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Soggy Britain is being soaked again. The River Thames has burst its banks, rail lines have been washed away, villages have been turned into islands and soldiers are out on the front lines filling sandbags. As residents battled to save their homes -- and British politicians battled one another -- yet another storm hit the U.K on Wednesday, pummeling the west coast with torrential rain and wind gusts up to 106 mph (170 kph). Here's a look at the nation's exceptionally wet and wild weather. WHAT...

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Separate reality and emotion in KCI debate

2014-02-10 00:38:10| Telecom - Topix.net

She is only 6 years old. Already the child who sits, legs tucked, on a canopied bed near a closet filled with princess dresses has lost her best friends.

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'Fracking' authority debate ignites

2014-02-09 11:49:52| Waste Management - Topix.net

Fighting big oil would be a costly proposition for any local government. That doesn't mean local officials don't have legal ground to challenge drilling operations, including those that use hydraulic fracturing to maximize oil and gas extraction from rock formations, environmental officials said last week.

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Politics cloud water debate

2014-02-09 06:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: There are two possible policy outcomes to a severe drought like the one California is experiencing now. One is that the drought focuses the minds of political leaders and water users, prompting them to come together to craft a broad, comprehensive solution to a problem that won't be going away. The other is that the community of water users will fragment and turn on one another, with farmers lining up against environmentalists, suburbanites against farmers, and so on. Which way would you...

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