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Britain's wettest summer for 100 years sees a third of bee colonies perish
2013-06-13 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A third of Britain's honeybee colonies perished in the winter following the wettest summer in 100 years last year, according to a new survey. The losses were more than double last year's toll, with 34 per cent of colonies failing to make it through the winter, compared to 16 per cent the previous year, according to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA). The results reflect the poor weather last summer, as the rain frequently prevented honeybees from foraging and gathering pollen. The cool...
British butterfly species facing extinction after wettest summer
2013-03-26 03:39:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Britain's butterflies suffered catastrophically in 2012, which saw the wettest summer on record for England. No fewer than 52 of the 56 resident British species suffered declines in the relentless rain and cold, some to such an extent that they now face extinction in parts of the country, according to the annual survey of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. The weather created disastrous conditions for species such as fritillaries as they struggled to find food, shelter and mating opportunities;...
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Met Office: 2012 was UK's second wettest year on record
2013-01-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The past 12 months were the second wettest on record in the UK, according to data released by the Met Office. The total rainfall for the UK during 2012 was 1,330.7mm (52.4in), just 6.6mm short of the record set in 2000. Most areas were affected by the extreme weather, with thousands of homes flooded and farmers struggling to grow crops in the saturated soil. The latest data comes as analysis says the frequency of extreme rainfall in the UK may be increasing. Continue reading the main...
Britain had second wettest year on record in 2012
2013-01-03 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain in 2012 experienced its second wettest year since records began in 1910 and extreme rainfall has become more frequent, the UK's Met Office said on Thursday. Persistent wet weather resulted in total rainfall of 1,330.7mm in 2012, just 6.6mm short of the record set in 2000, data from the Met Office showed. The environment agency said over 7,000 properties were affected by floods in 2012. "We have always seen a great deal of variability in UK rainfall because our weather patterns are...
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