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AUDIO: Drinking levy: 'pubs will suffer'
2013-04-08 10:26:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Late-night licence holders in 10 council areas may be charged an extra levy to help recoup costs of policing the people who have been drinking alcohol.
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Crops suffer in spring cold snap
2013-04-06 09:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: For signs of just how exceptionally cold this spring has been, look to the fields of rural Britain. Farmers are reporting stunted crops and ground that is still to hard to drill at a time when wheat is normally growing vigorously, oil seed rape is preparing to bloom and foods such as peas and beans are being planted to ensure they are ready for harvest. Temperatures over the past week fell to among the coldest seen in April for 96 years. Normally Britain enjoys an average temperature of 12...
British butterflies suffer devastating year after 2012's wet summer
2013-03-26 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Fewer butterflies flew in British skies in the miserable summer of 2012 than for thousands of years, leaving several species in danger of extinction from parts of the country. The country's most endangered butterfly, the high brown fritillary, saw its small population slump by 46%, while another rare species, the black hairstreak, fell by 98%, as 300,000 fewer butterflies were recorded on the wing compared with 2011. The wettest ever year recorded in England was equally damaging for once common...
Environment_New: Low-Income, Minority Californians Suffer Worst Asthma
2013-03-22 01:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Low-income populations, racial and ethnic minorities in California are exposed to greater levels of some air pollutants than higher-income, Caucasian populations. New research shows that as a result they suffer more asthma-related difficulties -- from asthma attacks and daily medication use to work absences and emergency room visits. In all, about 3.5 million adults and 900,000 children in California have been diagnosed with asthma. Millions more suffer from asthma-like breathing problems. Residents...
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Pacific to suffer worst climate change impacts
2013-03-21 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The World Bank is urging the international community to heed the plight of Pacific island countries and take action on climate change. The bank's vice president for Sustainable Development, Rachel Kyte, says Pacific nations will suffer higher sea level rise than other parts of the world. She says the impact of climate change will threaten the very existence of some countries in the Pacific. Ms Kyte also warns Australia will see some of the most extreme droughts, with summer temperatures...
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