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United Kingdom: Flooding threat spreads to Severn and Thames riverside properties
2014-02-03 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: More homes and businesses are in danger of being flooded over the next few days as pressure built on the government to take action to prevent a similar crisis in the future and residents of the worst-hit area, the Somerset Levels, prepared for a royal visit. The Environment Agency said high tides, large waves and strong winds would lead to a risk of coastal flooding along the south west and southern coasts of England Tuesday and Wednesday. It warned that properties on the banks of rivers including...
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United Kingdom: Why the floods a challenge for us to work with nature, not against it
2014-02-03 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For the residents of Muchelney and Moorland, in the heart of the Somerset Levels, the misery goes on. Homes under water, roads cut off, and vast lakes of water where once there were open fields. For dairy farmers, already under pressure from low milk prices and higher feed costs, this could be the final straw. I live nearby, but our home is 50ft above sea level, and our village has escaped the worst of the flooding. Even so, I have been inundated with messages from friends, wondering if we too...
America's Largest Helicopters May Be for Sale. But Should United Technologies Discard Its Crown Jewe
2014-02-03 03:28:39| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Rumors of the whirlybird spinoff sparked heated debate among investors: Is it true that United Tech will unload one of its best-known brands? And if so, why? The answer to that last question is pretty easy.
America's Largest Helicopters May Be for Sale. But Should United Technologies Discard Its Crown Jewe
2014-02-03 01:30:06| Paper - Topix.net
Rumors of the whirlybird spinoff sparked heated debate among investors: Is it true that United Tech will unload one of its best-known brands? And if so, why? The answer to that last question is pretty easy.
United Kingdom: Difficult choices, as the flood waters rise
2014-02-02 21:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The country has faced an extraordinary combination of weather conditions over the past eight weeks. Prolonged periods of heavy rain and gale-force winds have affected almost every part of England. The early-December tidal surge was the biggest since 1953 and the whole month was the stormiest on record. The south of England has had its wettest January since 1910. Roads have been impassable, train and plane travel disrupted and 250,000 homes have been without power. Environment Agency staff have...
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