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United Kingdom: Met department explains unusual rains in Zimbabwe
2013-04-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald: The heavy rains and violent storms last week have confounded meteorological experts who have described them as abnormal. Meteorological Services Department senior meteorologist Mr Elisha Moyo said on Friday that it was unusual that the rains and the storms come at the end of April as they usually occur in October. This years abnormality is occurring at a time when the atmosphere is expected to be cooling as the sun is moving further away from the southern hemisphere, he said. Mr Moyo...
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United Kingdom: Burning for grouse alters upland stream ecology
2013-04-30 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PlanetEarth: Burning patches of peatland to encourage grouse alters the UK's upland stream ecosystems, scientists say. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, says an influx of material from burnt peatlands affects water quality in some upland streams which, in turn, affects their biodiversity. 'In streams where burning has taken place nearby, higher sediment and organic carbon levels are associated with a decline in mayflies, stoneflies and other macro-invertebrate species,' says Dr Sorain...
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United Kingdom: Beware the rise of the government scientists turned lobbyists
2013-04-29 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: What happens to people when they become government science advisers? Are their children taken hostage? Is a dossier of compromising photographs kept, ready to send to the Sun if they step out of line? I ask because, in too many cases, they soon begin to sound less like scientists than industrial lobbyists. The mad cow crisis 20 years ago was exacerbated by the failure of government scientists to present the evidence accurately. The chief medical officer wrongly claimed that there was "no risk...
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United Kingdom: Energy co-ops are cutting household bills alongside carbon emissions
2013-04-29 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For customers, trust is key when it comes to getting advice on improving energy efficiency and co-operatives have the edge
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United Kingdom: 'Get on and drill' for shale gas say MPs
2013-04-26 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The controversial process of blasting water into rock to extract shale gas, or fracking, has caused earth tremors in the UK in the past and leaks can contaminate water. But the Energy and Climate Change Committee said companies should get on with building drills to explore for the fossil fuel across the UK. Although the cross party group made clear that fracking will not be an energy "revolution", MPs said it could stop the rise in energy prices. Tim Yeo, head of the committee, said shale...
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