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United Kingdom: How winter storms have left our heritage at the mercy of the tide
2014-03-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Britain has long been proud of its island history, a history exemplified by the castles, monasteries and settlements dotted dramatically around its 11,073 mile coastline. But those historic buildings and battlements are under threat as never before, as the same seas that have protected us for centuries eat away at the land. English Heritage has identified 25 sights of historic interest it believes are now at significant risk from flooding, coastal erosion -- or both. They include Dunstanburgh...
What Winds From 20 Massive Winter Storms Look Like
2014-03-14 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Think you had a rough winter? Just be thankful you don't live on the coast of the North Sea. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has whipped up a map of wind anomalies from January-February. During that period, a remarkable 20 storms with hurricane-force winds (classified as winds in excess of 74 mph) formed in the region. The mark those storms left on global average wind speeds is apparent. While the U.S. looks fairly calm, you can clearly see the line storms took again and...
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United Kingdom: The recent winter storms caused the greatest loss of trees in a generation, says The National Trust
2014-03-07 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The fallout from the extreme winter weather continued yesterday as the National Trust disclosed that the barrage of storms killed the greatest number of trees in a generation as Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced a further 10.5 million injection into flood protection. Thousands of oak, ash and beech trees, many of them in ancient woodland, were uprooted, blown over, or snapped during the winter, with Killerton Estate in Devon hit the hardest with the loss of more than 500 trees. Wales...
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United's Shares Hit Hard By Winter Storms
2014-03-02 22:13:15| Airlines - Topix.net
Shares of United Continental Holdings Inc. fell more than 3 percent on Friday due to a series of severe storms; winter weather forced the cancellation of more than 22,500 flights.
United Kingdom: Ancient forests exposed by storms along the coast of Wales
2014-02-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The recent storms that battered the UK have offered a glimpse into the past of the Welsh coastline, by washing away peat and revealing the stunning remains of ancient forests. Gnarled tree stumps and roots, believed to be dating from the Bronze Age, have become visible for the first time on the shore near the village of Borth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. Now, remains of oak and pine trees preserved by peat protrude on the beach near Ynyslas - the most northern section of coast to be revealed in...
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