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The furore over the climate scientists' emails has given an unexpected boost to global warming sceptics on both sides of the Atlantic, but none outside that small circle believe the affair will divert governments, businesses or communities from seeking a low-carbon future. The affair lifted ...
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Climate Change
This is a joint statement from the Met Office, the Natural Environment Research Council and the Royal Society on the state of the science of climate change ahead of the Copenhagen climate conference The UK is at the forefront of tackling dangerous climate change, underpinned by world class ...
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Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Staffordshire Moorlands After taking generous refreshment at Neva Cottage I left Warslow and headed down the narrow, steep and winding byway called Cawlow (pronounced "Cayler" by the locals). After a wet and windy night the bright sunshine of the day was most welcome. The eastward vista from ...
Environment
The Queen's speech, which outlined new legal guarantees for public services, reflects the trend for commitments and guarantees on public service delivery to be written into legislation ( 13 bills, seven minutes, one question: can it save Brown? 19 November). Unfortunately, this could result in ...
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Water Conservation
Following the collapse of six bridges in Cumbria, how worried should we be about the strength of others spanning our rivers? When Workington's Northside bridge, the Victorian stone structure that used to span the River Derwent in Cumbria, had its routine check in July last year, no reason was ...
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Even at the best of times, it is hard to predict the future. To forecast an unprecedented flood is harder still, and to protect effectively against such a flood hardest of all. Yet the serious flood damage in Cockermouth and other parts of Cumbria over the past few days ought nevertheless to ...
Environment
• Barack Obama to announce target in next three weeks • Figure to be provisional in nature, officials say The White House said today it would go to the Copenhagen climate change summit with a proposed target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions after facing international pressure to commit to ...
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Barack Obama
Climate Change
United States
The leaked exchanges are disturbing, but it would take a conspiracy of a very different order to justify sceptics' claims It's no use pretending this isn't a major blow. The emails extracted by a hacker from the climatic research unit at the University of East Anglia could scarcely be more ...
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Climate Change
Global Warming
George Monbiot
George Will
• Online publication seized on by denial bloggers • No evidence that data was falsified, says Met Office The University of East Anglia is to launch a review into the theft and online publication of hundreds of emails sent by scientists in its climate research unit. Selected and unverified ...
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Climate Change
Papers step up efforts to cover devastation caused by huge flooding - and pledge: 'We'll be here when everybody goes home'. Local newspapers in Cumbria have gone to extra lengths to provide essential information and coverage of the floods that have brought havoc to the region in recent days. ...
Environment
City refuse workers vote to return to work after improved offer from council The three-month bin strike in Leeds ended today after 600 refuse workers voted overwhelmingly to accept an improved offer from the city council. Refuse trucks and street-sweeping vans will return to their rounds by ...
Environment
Latest find in natural world was result of reptile coughing up lizard as conservationist studied monkeys in the jungle It was so nearly known as dinner. Instead, a small and not terribly impressive chameleon has become the newest discovery of the natural world, after a startled Tanzanian snake ...
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Tanzania
Instead of targeting high-profile science communicators, climate deniers are now encouraging mistrust of those who collect and interpret global warming data The theft and web publication by climate change deniers of private emails from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit is ...
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Climate Change
The north-west county faces further chaos as forecasters warn of more rain, as towns struggle to return to normality in the aftermath of huge floods in the region Christine Oliver
Environment
Sales triple in one year after frost-free spring and almost perfect growing conditions Sales of blueberries have tripled in the UK this year, buoyed by perfect growing conditions for British farmers. The 305% increase shows blueberries are now a major challenge to raspberries as Britain's ...
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Food Shortage
Both sides of climate change debate urge investigation as Met Office dismisses 'shallow attempt to discredit robust science' Prominent voices on both sides of the climate change debate today called for an independent inquiry into claims of collusion between climate scientists after it emerged ...
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Climate Change
Cockermouth flood victims allowed back into their homes and businesses as the authorities warn of long-term damage
Environment
There was no evidence of conspiracy among climate scientists in the leaked emails – so why was the University of East Anglia's response so pathetic? The lay public, when presented with confusing data and competing arguments about climate change, deploy the mental shortcut of believing the ...
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Climate Change
Residents say government is lying over health dangers as Chinese protesters gain confidence and support Chinese police have dispersed a demonstration by hundreds of Chinese protesters over a planned waste incinerator in the southern city of Guangzhou. The latest in a series of ...
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China
Thousands of strange animals that exist in eternal darkness deep in the oceans have been catalogued for the first time by scientists. The Census of Marine Life recorded 5,722 species living at depths greater than 1km
