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Met Office paints bleak climate picture for Europe

BusinessGreen.com — 17 November 2009 14:40
EU-backed analysis of climate impacts warns of heatwaves, floods and rising insurance...

...Met Office paints bleak climate picture for Europe EU-backed analysis of climate impacts warns of heatwaves, floods and rising insurance costs...

How global warming will hit everyday life

Telegraph.co.uk — 17 November 2009 08:00
From food shortages to higher insurance bills, global warming is predicted to hit everyday life .

...climate change will affect national diets across Europe, according to the Met Office predictions. Italy s durum yields would start to decline from...

Global warming will bring killer heat, floods and storms to Britain

Telegraph.co.uk — 17 November 2009 06:35
Heatwaves that kill thousands, tropical-style storms and widespread flooding could be regular features of Britains climate within a generation if global warming is not checked, according to the Met Office.

...within a generation if global warming is not checked, according to the Met Office. The forecast is part of the most comprehensive study into the...

Highways Agency 'ready for winter'; Road users can also play their part

M2 — 16 November 2009 18:04
The Highways Agency, which looks after England's motorways and major A roads, is ready to face severe weather as we head into the winter months, and is asking road users to play their part in keeping the nation...

...thick fog that can affect journeys on the roads. Forecasters from the Met Office are once again working at the Highways Agency's National Traffic...

Britain faces another battering from storms as clear-up operation begins

Times Online — 16 November 2009 16:25
The gales and heavy rain that battered Britain over the weekend will be back on Wednesday after a brief lull. Trees were uprooted by 100mph winds at the height of the storms and drivers had to be rescued from cars caught in flash...

...been flooded by rising surface water. Nigel Bolton, a forecaster with the Met Office, said: The weather is going to be very unsettled this week.

Exeter hosts climate change conference

This is Exeter - Express & Echo — 16 November 2009 07:18
EMINENT scientists from around Europe will today arrive in Exeter for a major conference on climate change. Around 200 experts from all corners of the Continent are expected for the Ensembles symposium at the Met Office.

...from all corners of the Continent are expected for the Ensembles symposium at the Met Office. They will be told the results of a five-year study...

Global warming threatens to rob Italy of pasta

Times Online — 15 November 2009 21:12
Scientists will this week warn that Italy may be forced to import the basic ingredients for pasta, its national food, because climate change will make it impossible to grow durum...

...to grow durum wheat. In a report to be released by the Met Office tomorrow, scientists predict that Italy s durum yields will start to decline...

Roads Service Northern Division prepares for winter weather

Northern Ireland Executive — 11 November 2009 12:01
Divisional Roads Manager for Northern Division Jim Beattie, today warned motorists to take extra care while driving as the winter battle with the elements and cold weather moves...

...to 21 weather stations across the North, installed in conjunction with the Met Office, and thermal mapping of all roads on the network. The Met...

10 November 2009 - Roads Service Southern Division prepares for wintry weather

Northern Ireland Executive — 10 November 2009 12:01
Acting Divisional Roads Manager for Southern Division, Bertie Ellison, today warned motorists to take extra care while driving as the winter battle with the elements and cold weather moves...

...21 weather stations across Northern Ireland, installed in conjunction with the Met Office, and thermal mapping of all roads on the network. The...

Climate change makes English winemakers see red

Yahoo Uk And Ireland News — 10 November 2009 01:15
The pickers working their way along the hillside, clipping bunches of small, dark purple grapes from the rows of vines and dropping them into plastic buckets are harbingers of a warmer...

...Brohan, climate scientist at the UK's national weather service, the Met Office. This allowed winemaking, introduced to Britain by the Romans, to...