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United Kingdom: High tides likely to bring more floods, Environment Agency warns
2014-01-04 13:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Environment Agency has warned that Saturday afternoon high tides will bring a further risk of flooding despite an improvement in conditions. The agency said there were four severe flood warnings in place, three on the river Severn and one on the Lower Stour at Iford in Kent. There were a further 97 flood warnings and 244 flood alerts in place. The agency has removed 175 warnings or alerts in the past 24 hours. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of rain in the south of England and...
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United Kingdom: Severe weather warnings as high tides put coastline at high risk of flooding
2014-01-03 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Britain is bracing itself for another series of devastating storms, as high tides, heavy rains and strong winds combine to cause yet more severe flooding to parts of the country. The whole of the UK is facing exceptional bad weather in the coming days, with a high risk of flooding expected, particularly in coastal towns and villages. The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 21 of the most serious severe flood warnings, indicating that there is a threat to life or property, to areas in the South...
United Kingdom: Yet more severe flooding expected, with heavy rain and 60mph winds on way
2014-01-03 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain is braced for the worst weather of the new year so far as a combination of high tides, heavy rains and strong winds is expected to bring yet more severe flooding to parts of the country. Cobra, the government's emergencies committee, will meet for the second time in two days as the Environment Agency issued 187 flood warnings. Of the warnings, 21 are categorised as severe flood warnings, issued when there is a threat to life or property. The south-west, Gloucestershire and Wales are...
Portland City Council to consider giving independent watchdog group 'keys to kingdom' of city water, sewer bureaus
2014-01-02 22:57:53| PortlandOnline
Andrew Theen in The Oregonian, January 2, 2013
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United Kingdom: UK power firm boosts compensation for Christmas blackouts
2013-12-28 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: One of Britain's biggest power distributors pledged on Saturday to almost triple compensation to households left without power over Christmas after the first of two fierce winter storms battered the country. UK Power Networks, a distribution network owned by Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Group that covers London, the southeast and east of England, said it would almost triple its compensation to those affected by long-term power cuts. About 4,000 households across Britain remained without power on...
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