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Catastrophic flooding turned U.K. into nation of climate change believers
2014-08-28 09:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: What`s it going to take to convince people that climate change is a real and serious threat? I`m loath to think an eye-opening catastrophe`s the answer. Yet, there`s this: Half the people who lived through this past winter in the U.K. - which was marked by widespread flooding - said it made them more convinced that climate change is happening, according to a survey conducted by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. And over a quarter of respondents emerged with a strengthened belief that human...
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UK study eyes links between global warming, extreme flooding
2014-08-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: British scientists aren`t quite ready to say that last winter`s record flooding is linked with human-caused global warming, but in a recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, they warned that more coastal flooding is likely as sea level rises. "We saw a number of examples last winter that demonstrated the vulnerability of coastal regions to flooding from surge events," said Dr. Jason Lowe, of the UK Met Office. "At present our best evidence points towards future increases in...
More GM Tech Center employees returning to work following massive flooding in Warren
2014-08-14 17:10:44| Automakers - Topix.net
Thousands of more General Motors Co. employees are expected to return to work today at the company's Warren Technical Center following numerous buildings being damaged from massive flooding in the region.
'Unprecedented' flooding event in Detroit fits global warming pattern
2014-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Detroit received 4.57 inches of rain in just a few hours on Monday, breaking its record for that date and coming in second place for the all-time wettest calendar day, behind a 4.74 inch deluge in July of 1925. The heavy rain -- which included more than an inch of rain falling in just 24 minutes -- led to some of the most widespread flash flooding on record in the Motor City. Every major interstate was affected by the flooding, which longtime weather forecasters in the area called an unprecedented...
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Flooding slows production at Detroit automakers
2014-08-12 18:30:21| Automakers - Topix.net
General Motors closed its Tech Center in the Detroit suburb of Warren on Tuesday because of flood damage.
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