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Storm Eva: severe flood warnings as rain drenches northern Britain
2015-12-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Householders in some parts of the north of England have been warned to take their Christmas presents and other valuables upstairs as the Environment Agency issued 149 flood warnings seven of them severe and 123 alerts. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency issued five flood alerts and eight flood warnings. The warnings south of the border, which mainly cover the north-west and north-east of England and Wales, come as forecasters said up to 120mm (4.7in) of rain could fall in some areas...
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People evacauted as Britain braced for Boxing Day floods
2015-12-26 04:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of Malta: People have been evacuated from their homes in Lancashire after the Met Office issued a red weather warning - danger to life - for the area. A "take action" weather alert is in place for parts of the county and the Environment Agency has issued seven severe flood warnings for the North West. Residents in Whalley and Ribchester were told to abandon their houses when flood waters poured through the streets after torrential downpours. Forecasters said up to 120mm of rain could fall in some areas...
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Encouraging Fracking, Britain Offers More Than 150 Sites for Exploration
2015-12-17 17:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The British government, in an effort to stoke interest from energy companies in extracting fuels from shale rock, said on Thursday that it was offering licenses for oil and gas exploration on 159 tracts of land. The government said that 75 percent of the licenses being offered related to areas thought to contain shale gas or oil. Most of the blocks are in Northwest and Northeast England, and are believed to have substantial shale potential. We need to get shale gas moving, Britains energy minister,...
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Britain unveils final plan to improve air quality
2015-12-17 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain will submit its final plan for improving air quality to the European Commission on Thursday after levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, mostly from diesel vehicles, were found to have breached EU limits. The UK Supreme Court earlier this year ordered the government to submit the new plans for fighting the harmful pollutant by late December. Under the British government's plan, "Clean Air Zones" will be introduced in areas of Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton where...
United Kingdom: Britain braced warmest December 70 years
2015-12-16 09:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Britain could be set for the warmest December in almost 70 years as temperatures are forecast to rise to 17C, around 10C above the average for this time of year. The weather has been so mild that daffodils have been begun flowering as far north as Chester and Northern Ireland. Around London the mercury is expected to reach 16C on Wednesday - above the average for May in central England of 11.2C and far higher than the December average of 6.7C for the UK. A band of tropical air coming off...
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