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British coasts suffer years erosion in just weeks of storms, says National Trust
2014-02-21 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Some of Britains most famous sections of coastline have suffered years of erosion and damage in just a few weeks, or in some cases hours, as a result of the winter storms, the National Trust has said. The high winds and waves that have repeatedly battered the UK have left cliffs crumbling, beaches and sand dunes eroded, defences breached and shorelines and harbours damaged. The storms have caused the kind of damage the Trust was expecting, but not for some years to come, and the organisation...
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VIDEO: Ivory Coast's new modern art market
2014-02-02 18:39:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Lerato Mbele reports on the new market for Ivory Coast's contemporary art.
Alstom to supply equipment for Ivory Coasts largest hydropower project
2014-01-20 01:00:00| Power Technology
Alstom has won a contract from Sinohydro to provide critical equipment for the 275MW Soubre hydropower project being built on the Naoua falls over Sassandra River in Ivory Coast.
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Gales and tidal surges expected along coasts, agencies warn
2013-12-04 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Parts of the UK have been told to expect some of the "worst weather" conditions for 30 years, as a combination of gale-force winds and large waves threaten to bring floods to the east coast. The Environment Agency and Met Office believe huge tidal surges could push water levels over the top of sea defences. Train operators are already asking commuters to expect delays, with forecasters predicting 95mph winds and snow across parts of the country. The Environment Agency said areas most at...
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Philippines Plans Mangrove Forest to Protect Coasts Storms
2013-11-27 16:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: The Philippines has firmed up plans to develop a mangrove forest along the eastern seaboard of two islands hit hardest by Typhoon Haiyan to act as a first-line of defense again the impact of future storms. Haiyan is one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall, and the deadliest to hit the Philippines in modern history. It's gale-force winds whipped up a wall of water that rose to more than 15-feet, wiping out whole villages and cities, displacing millions of people and claiming the lives...
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