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More snow forecast for UK

Guardian.co.uk — 09 February 2012 12:55
Met Office issues severe weather warning as drivers are warned off Cumbrian roads after ice causes more than 60 crashes • Add your crea

Warnings issued as Britain braced for further snow and ice

BBC News UK — 09 February 2012 12:36
Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place across Great Britain as the Arctic freeze continues.

British weather 'better than tourists think', says culture secretary

Telegraph.co.uk — 09 February 2012 09:51
The Government is to use the UK's most changeable feature to promote the country by trying t

Snow and freezing rain warning for parts of Wales

BBC News UK — 09 February 2012 09:13
Forecasters are warning of freezing rain in Wales, with parts of the north east most at risk.

Opportunities for farming from climate change?

This is Devon — 25 January 2012 13:00
The world is experiencing the disadvantages of climate change, in terms of increases in world food prices, par

APP OF THE DAY: Met Office Weather Application (Android)

Tech Digest — 25 January 2012 11:00
Already available on iOS devices for a good while now, the Met Office (the UK's most veritable source of weath

Met Office Brings the Weather to Android

Mobile Marketing Magazine — 24 January 2012 16:35
The Met Office has launched its first app for Android, alongside an update for its iOS app, developed by Mubaloo. The Met Offi

Sun's changes unlikely to slow global warming, scientists say

Environment - Guardian.co.uk — 24 January 2012 10:45
The expected reduction in the Sun's activity will not have a big impact on global temperatures

Global warming 'caused by humans'

Metro — 10 January 2012 11:11
Climate scientists hit back at the sceptics with new research they say has uncovered the "fingerprint" of man-made global warmi

Penguin population plunge points to climate havoc

Metro — 10 January 2012 11:00
Penguin populations have plummeted at a key breeding colony in Argentina, mirroring declines in many spec