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United Kingdom: On Thames, centuries of history tell a less apocalyptic flood story
2014-02-16 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A British fixation with the weather seems to link readily with a pessimistic view of our vulnerability to flooding. This has been underlined through an outstandingly wet winter, with often protracted floods. For those directly affected, in Somerset especially, this has been a harrowing experience, and the impact on transport, agriculture and commerce has been severe. Many believe that the cluster of major floods in the early years of the 21st century herald much worse as global temperatures continue...
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Thames flood: army and Environment Agency's response leaves locals divided
2014-02-15 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Neil Lemon stood at the end of his back garden and shrugged his shoulders. "Nervous? No, not really. Well not with that there," he said, nodding at the glistening steel barricade that had materialised on a nearby patch of grassland bordering the Thames. Through the night and during Saturday morning, soldiers from the Gurkhas and the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment had erected the barrier in a race to save Penton Avenue, in the Surrey town of Staines. This is the frontline in the battle with the swollen...
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Thames breaks records for water flow
2014-02-13 20:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The amount of water flowing through the Thames this January was the highest recorded for that month since records began in 1883. New data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) shows that the rate of water flow has now exceeded 275 metres per second for more than 50 days. his is nearly twice the record duration for sustained high flow. The CEH says that Southern Britain is likely to have the wettest winter ever recorded Scientists from the Centre measure water flow on all the...
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More storms forecast across UK as Thames flood warnings remain in place
2014-02-11 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Met Office is warning of another band of heavy rain sweeping in from the Atlantic as 14 severe flood warnings remain in place across a 12-mile stretch of the River Thames. The warnings of danger to life span an area between the M4 in Berkshire and Surrey, where emergency services have already been at full stretch. Fire crews in Surrey have rescued 150 people over the last 24 hours and police warned that 2,500 residents are at risk. Amid criticism from beleaguered residents that they are not...
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UK weather: Thames floodwater at record levels with further rising expected
2014-02-10 12:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The political row over the handling of flooding in the UK has escalated, as floodwater in the Thames reaches record levels -- with experts warning of even higher levels still. The Environment Agency has issued 14 severe flood warnings meaning there is a danger to life along the banks of the Thames in Berkshire and Surrey, with two more in place in the already heavily flooded Somerset Levels. Several gauges that were installed along the Thames in the 1980s and 90s are detecting the highest...
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