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More storms forecast across UK as Thames flood warnings remain in place
2014-02-11 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Met Office is warning of another band of heavy rain sweeping in from the Atlantic as 14 severe flood warnings remain in place across a 12-mile stretch of the River Thames. The warnings of danger to life span an area between the M4 in Berkshire and Surrey, where emergency services have already been at full stretch. Fire crews in Surrey have rescued 150 people over the last 24 hours and police warned that 2,500 residents are at risk. Amid criticism from beleaguered residents that they are not...
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UK floods: severe warnings issued along Thames, with more rain to come
2014-02-10 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Sixteen severe flood warnings have been issued for southern England, with another band of strong winds and heavy rains set to lash Britain on Monday night. The Environment Agency has issued 14 warnings of danger to life along the Thames, focusing on Berkshire and Surrey, with the remaining two applying to areas already devastated by flooding in the Somerset Levels. A further 141 flood warnings, indicating less serious risk, are also in place. The Thames flood barrier has been closed for the...
UK floods: political blame game deepens as weather warnings persist
2014-02-09 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: With forecasts of at least another week of gales and torrential rain, severe weather warnings and hundreds of flood alerts covering the entire south and south-west coasts of England, and all rail links to the West Country severed for the first time, the flood waters and the political blame game are both deepening. Firefighters, assisted by soldiers from a nearby barracks, were working round the clock to keep the floods away from an electricity substation at Burghfield, near Reading in Berkshire,...
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UK weather: flood warnings as further heavy rain expected lash Britain
2014-01-26 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Forecasters are warning of more heavy rain in south west England and further flooding on the Somerset Levels. The Met Office has issued an amber warning of severe weather for the south west and the Environment Agency has issued more than 100 flood alerts and 10 more serious flood warnings in the region, which mean flooding is expected and immediate action is required. Somerset County Council has declared a "major incident" for all areas affected by flooding in the county. Deputy chief executive...
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Fire marshal, DEQ issue open burn warnings
2014-01-23 05:54:22| Waste Management - Topix.net
BATON ROUGE - Because of dry and windy conditions across the state, State Fire Marshal Butch Browning stopped just short of issuing a ban on open fires this week and the Department of Environmental Quality has issued a similar warning.
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