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Greens warn base will sit out election
2014-02-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Environmental groups are warning President Obama that his liberal base might stay home on Election Day if he approves the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Proponents of the $5.4 billion Canada-to-Texas pipeline say their case is buoyed by the State Departments environmental analysis of the project, which was released to great fanfare last week. But critics say approval of the project could sow liberal discontent and hurt Democratic chances in 2014 including a host of contests that will likely decide...
Hot weather deaths projected to rise 257 percent in UK by 2050s, experts warn
2014-02-04 11:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The number of annual excess deaths caused by hot weather in England and Wales is projected to surge by 257% by the middle of the century, as a result of climate change and population growth, concludes research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The elderly (75+) will be most at risk, particularly in the South and the Midlands, the findings suggest. The research team, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Public Health England, used time-series...
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United Kingdom: The more the experts warn against, the more we build on flood plains
2014-02-02 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Flooding may have shot up the political agenda but that hasn't stopped local planning authorities driving through housing developments in areas at severe risk of flooding. From Cornwall to London, to Cardiff, Leeds and Northumberland, local authorities across England and Wales have been ignoring the Environment Agency's (EA) protests and waving through developments on flood-prone land. As Britain endures another weekend of torrential rain and further flooding, figures obtained by The Independent...
United Kingdom: Military on standby as forecasters warn Somerset to prepare for more flooding
2014-01-30 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Scores of soldiers, Royal Marines and emergency services personnel will be on standby on Friday as the people of the flooded Somerset Levels brace themselves again for more rain, gales and a tidal surge. For the first time since the Levels went under water at the start of the month, military engineers and troops were on the ground on Thursday helping civilian staff plan the response to this weekend's predicted storms. Military vehicles, including Royal Marine amphibious vessels, were made available...
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A new hydrogel uses holograms to warn you about your health
2014-01-28 20:30:31| Extremetech
A new silver-laced holographic technology from the University of Cambridge has the potential to change how we perform medical tests, and a whole lot more.
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