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United Kingdom: Climate change is an issue of national security, warns Ed Miliband
2014-02-15 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain is sleepwalking towards disaster because of a failure to recognise that climate change is causing the extreme weather that has blighted the country for more than a month, Ed Miliband has warned. The Labour leader says in an interview with the Observer that climate change is now an issue of national security that has the potential not only to destabilise and cause conflict between regions of the world, but to destroy the homes, livelihoods and businesses of millions of British people. ...
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United Kingdom: David Cameron has fumbled the flooding crisis voters' verdict
2014-02-15 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: More than twice as many people think David Cameron has mishandled the flooding crisis as think he has responded well, according to the latest Opinium/Observer poll. The survey will also alarm the Tories Labour has increased its lead by two points to 9% and Ed Miliband's personal ratings have improved markedly to a level close to those of the PM. Some 51% of people say Cameron responded badly to the floods, with 28% of these saying he reacted "very badly" and 23% "quite badly". Some 23% say...
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United Kingdom: Floods could remain until March, Environment Agency warns
2014-02-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Flooding will continue into March in some parts of Britain, the Environment Agency has warned, as the country braces itself for yet another Atlantic storm on Saturday. With two inches of rain expected in the South West, it may be another week before the knock-on effects are felt downstream in major rivers, while overflowing groundwater levels will mean the water may not drain away until the spring. Up to 3,000 homes could flood in the Thames Valley this weekend, with 24 "danger to life' severe...
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United Kingdom: Fracking proposal at South Downs national park put on hold
2014-02-15 06:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Plans for exploratory drilling in Fernhursts South Downs national park in West Sussex have been suspended, amid requests for more detailed information on the environmental impact of the activity. The National Park Authoritys chief executive Trevor Beattie said on Thursday that he had asked energy firm Celtique Energie for additional details over the operations the company was planning in the park. Beattie said that the application was missing details about hydrology, noise and the geological...
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United Kingdom: These floods are washing away the founding logic of David Cameron's government
2014-02-14 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Men in wellies, talk of "grip", Cobra in near-permanent session: the politics of natural disaster has its own vocabulary, both visual and verbal. Repeated regularly is a set of maxims now seared into the soul of every Westminster special adviser: that a party leader cannot go abroad when the country is under water; that Bush's Katrina debacle showed what a delayed or tin-eared response to tragedy can do to a political reputation; that the prime task of all governments is to keep citizens safe, from...
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