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Met Office Scientist Says Climate Change To Blame For UK Storms
2014-02-09 04:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: The severe storms that have lashed southern England are almost certainly linked to climate change, the Met Office's top scientist has said. Dame Julia Slingo said: "In a nutshell, while there is no definitive answer for the current weather patterns that we have seen, all the evidence suggests that climate change has a role to play in it." Slingo was speaking before the publication of the Met Office's latest analysis on recent climatic events, by the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology. The report...
United Kingdom: Met Office blames climate change for flurry of storms that have battered Britain
2014-02-09 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mirror: Top scientist Dame Julia Slingo said: "If we look at the broader base of evidence then we see things that support the premise that climate change has been making a contribution." Climate change "almost certainly" lies behind the flurry of storms that have ravaged Britain this winter, it has been claimed. The Met Office's chief scientist, Dame Julia Slingo, said "all the evidence" pointed to the phenomenon playing a role. She also delivered a grim warning that the country should prepare for...
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United Kingdom: Evidence 'links warming to storms'
2014-02-09 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Climate change is likely to be a factor in the extreme weather that has hit much of the UK in recent months, the Met Office's chief scientist has said. Dame Julia Slingo said the variable UK climate meant there was "no definitive answer" to what caused the storms. "But all the evidence suggests there is a link to climate change," she added. "There is no evidence to counter the basic premise that a warmer world will lead to more intense daily and hourly rain events." More than 130 severe...
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As fresh storms lash coast, UK starts to count long-term cost
2014-02-08 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Who would be a fisherman or a farmer? It was a question many would have been asking as Superstorm Saturday blew in, battering coasts and triggering tidal surges that will ensure parts of the country remain under water for weeks. As the row over who was to blame for failing to tackle the consequences of the extreme weather intensified, concerns grew about the impact that the flooding will have on agriculture. Experts warned the government needed to fully understand that climate change poses a significant...
California drought granted fleeting respite with spate of storms
2014-02-07 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A series of storms has drenched California and even heavier rains are expected this weekend, promising a fleeting respite from the states devastating drought. Bay area mountains were expected to receive 152mm (six inches) of rain and the northern sierras two feet of snow, a welcome deluge after the driest winter on record. A ridge of high pressure that has hovered over the west coast for months, blocking normal weather patterns, eased and allowed a weather system to break through, dumping...
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