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United Kingdom: Weather: flood warnings remain in place after deluge
2013-01-02 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Authorities warned of a continued threat of flooding to homes across the Midlands, northeast, West Country, south west and Wales. Today, almost 80 flood warnings remained in force across swathes of the south while more than 110 flooding alerts were in place. Flood defences remain in place along parts of the River Severn, in Shropshire and Worcestershire. The Environment Agency said the river should peak on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning. Officials said they expected river levels...
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United Kingdom: Farmers urge minister to provide extreme weather insurance
2013-01-02 10:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Record rainfall in 2012 has cost British farmers 1.3bn, prompting calls for government to provide insurance against extreme weather if it wants to preserve national food security. The National Farmers Union (NFU) estimates the extreme levels of rainfall in 2012 has cost the industry 600m in lost output, especially from poor wheat and potato harvests, and another 700m in extra costs such as feed for cattle, which could not graze in water-logged fields. The figures are being published on Tuesday,...
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United Kingdom: Green roofs could grow energy savings for London firms
2013-01-02 03:40:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: A trial is underway to see if planting fruit and vegetables on the roofs of office blocks could cut companies' energy bills and provide a source of fresh food for their canteens. The six-month pilot of so-called green roofs got underway last month on four London buildings and is expected to realise savings of between three to 10 per cent on heating and ventilation costs. If successful, the model could be rolled out to hundreds of other office blocks in the capital. The roofs of Olswang at...
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United Kingdom: Extreme weather to blame for 1.3bn loss
2013-01-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: ALTHOUGH the official figures will not be released until later this month, the English National Farmers Union estimates that the extreme weather has caused a staggering 1.3 billion loss in farm income in 2012 as a result of extreme weather problems. And the union warns that might not be the final tally as many farmers currently have land under water or are facing a double-whammy of huge feed bills for their livestock. With farmers reeling from both the physical and financial challenges from...
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