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United Kingdom: Record number radioactive particles found beaches near Sellafield
2014-04-20 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A record number of radioactive hotspots have been found contaminating public beaches near the Sellafield nuclear complex in Cumbria, according to a report by the site's operator. As many as 383 radioactive particles and stones were detected and removed from seven beaches in 2010-11, bringing the total retrieved since 2006 to 1,233. Although Sellafield insists that the health risks for beach users are "very low", there are concerns that some potentially dangerous particles may remain undetected...
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United Kingdom: Cumbrian nuclear dump site was mistake, admits Environment Agency
2014-04-20 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain's nuclear dump is virtually certain to be eroded by rising sea levels and to contaminate the Cumbrian coast with large amounts of radioactive waste, according to an internal document released by the Environment Agency (EA). The document suggests that in retrospect it was a mistake to site the Drigg Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) on the Cumbrian coast because of its vulnerability to flooding. "It is doubtful whether the location of the LLWR site would be chosen for a new facility for...
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United Kingdom: Why Wales needs both a Severn barrage and tidal lagoons
2014-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wales Online: A combination of tidal lagoons on Wales' north coast and a barrage in the Severn could provide round the clock generating capacity, Roger Falconer writes In recent months Wales has experienced some of the worst winter storms in recent years, with some of the most extreme coastal erosion and flooding occurring since records began. Various other parts of the UK, such as the Somerset Levels and the Severn Estuary, also experienced unprecedented flooding of properties and agricultural land, primarily...
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United States Steel Is Down, But Not Out
2014-04-19 10:31:00| Steel - Topix.net
United States Steel finally returned to profitability as the fourth-quarter provided a much needed breakthrough for the steelmaker.
United Kingdom: Bluebells blooming three weeks earlier than last year due to warm spring
2014-04-18 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Bluebells are flowering much earlier than in last year's cold spring, with peak displays expected in time for Easter, according to the Woodland Trust. The charity said nearly 200 sightings of native bluebells had been recorded on its woodlandtrust.org.uk website. This time last year, just 43 submissions had been received because of the cold weather. The trust is expecting a much earlier average first flowering date for bluebells than in 2013, when the average date across the UK was May 5. The...
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