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Mozilla Promises $25 Smartphone 'Flood'
2014-02-23 21:34:46| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Mozilla announces Firefox phones will be available in another 12 markets.
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United Kingdom: Risk of nuclear leak sparks call installation of flood defences
2014-02-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Managers of a nuclear waste dump on the Cumbria coast have been ordered to start preparations to defend the site against floods and erosion, amid fears that radioactive material could one day leak into the sea. Much of the waste buried in vaults and concrete trenches at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) near the village of Drigg originates from one of the world's most contaminated nuclear sites, Sellafield, a few miles away. The waste dump is expected ultimately to require protective flood...
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86 flood warnings still in place southern and central England
2014-02-19 17:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Environment Agency has confirmed that a total of 86 flood warnings, two of them severe, remain across southern and central England, as the extreme weather begins to settle. It added that river levels along the Thames, which rose to its highest level since 1883 last week, will remain high this week but gradually begin to drop. This is also the case for the Severn. Of the 86 flood warnings, the two severe alerts are in the badly-hit south-west. This means there is a danger to life. Elsewhere,...
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United Kingdom: Insurance industry must not drag its feet helping flood victims
2014-02-19 11:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The insurance industry has insisted that the situation is under control after facing criticism and calls for faster service to people affected by the UK flooding crisis. On Tuesday, government ministers met with insurers to discuss how those living in flooded homes were being helped. Representatives from 60% of the insurance market assured the government that they were acting quickly and agreed to meet with ministers each month to report on their progress. This came after prime minister...
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How do we involve most vulnerable in flood protection decisions?
2014-02-19 09:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: If you talk to anyone who has been affected by a flood, they would no doubt have a long list of questions and complaints about flood defences, prevention and the grim process of cleaning up. Giving vulnerable or disadvantaged people the opportunity to have their say, and finding an inclusive way to capture their comments, is a challenge. In the meantime, communities deal with the immediate problems, working together and supporting each other. The community strength and togetherness generated by...
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