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United Kingdom: Sir Ian Cheshire: London at risk of catastrophic flooding
2014-02-12 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The centre of London is at risk from catastrophic flooding that would make Hurricane Sandy's impact on New York pale in comparison, one of the UK's most senior businessmen has warned. Sir Ian Cheshire, chief executive of multinational DIY company Kingfisher, which owns B&Q, has called for the creation of a national flood plan and said that responsibilities for water management are currently scattered among too many departments at national and local government level. Cheshire, who led a government...
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United Kingdom: Environment Agency staff not sent to flooded area after 'abuse' from residents
2014-02-12 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environment Agency staff were withdrawn from a flood-hit area because of hostility from members of the public, it has emerged. It is understood that staff were abused in the Wraysbury area of Berkshire, and have now been told to report any incidents to the agency. Justin Bowden, national officer of the GMB union, said: "This report of hostility from the residents on the Thames is a direct result of the irresponsible attack by Eric Pickles [the communities secretary] and others on the EA. His...
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United Kingdom: Flood crisis: dredging simplistic response to complex problem
2014-02-12 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Across the country, we have seen our neighbours' homes and farms devastated by the floods. We understand their anger and frustration. We also understand their demands for swift action, but what they have been given is political gamesmanship: blame-shifting from party to party and from minister to minister, late responses, dramatic reversals of opinion. This reached its well-publicised nadir at the weekend with Eric Pickles's appearance on the Andrew Marr show: "I apologise unreservedly and I'm...
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United Kingdom: Floods: Environment Agency frontline staff hit by cuts, whistleblowers reveal
2014-02-10 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Whistleblowers within the under-fire Environment Agency have told the Guardian that frontline flood staff are being cut, despite pledges by its chairman that reducing the agency's emergency response was a "red line". Weeks of savage weather have battered England and frontline EA staff have been working round the clock to ensure timely warnings, rapid responses and straining defences continue to defend over a million highly vulnerable properties. But deep government cuts to the EA budgets means...
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United Kingdom: How a sensible revision of flood policy was sabotaged
2014-02-10 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Where is God when He is needed? In the old days, floods were called "acts of God". He has now been supplanted by Lord Smith, the environment agency, the Treasury, Owen Paterson, the National Farmers Union (NFU) and global warming. The current floods have shown British government at its worst, reaching a nadir yesterday in an "apology" slung in the face of the Environment Agency (EA) by the bombastic local government secretary, Eric Pickles. This followed the prime minister overruling the Treasury...
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