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Flashback Britain faces big freeze as Gulf Stream loses strength

Mark Henderson
TimesOnline
Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:00 UTC
The Gulf Stream currents that give Britain its mild climate have weakened dramatically, offering the first firm scientific evidence of a slowdown that threatens the country with temperatures as cold as Canada's.

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The Atlantic Ocean "conveyor belt" that carries warm water north from the tropics has weakened by 30 per cent in 12 years, scientists have discovered. The findings, from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, give the strongest indication yet that Europe's central heating system is breaking down under the impact of global warming.
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Bizarro Earth

Best of the Web: What's the Worst That Could Happen?


You Tube
Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:01 UTC
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Bizarro Earth

Volcanic Fumes Kill 6 Teens in Indonesia


Associated Press
Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:03 UTC
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Poisonous fumes from an Indonesian volcano killed six teenagers who were camping on the mountain, a doctor said Sunday.
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Red Flag

Nevada Wildfires Force Hundreds to Flee

MARTIN GRIFFITH
Associated Press
Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:54 UTC
RENO, Nev. - An 8,000-acre wildfire forced hundreds of people in the town of Winnemucca to leave their homes, one of more than a dozen blazes that charred a combined 55 square miles in northern Nevada.
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Cloud Lightning

Storm Brewing At National Hurricane Center


wrcbtv.com
Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:40 UTC
Scientists at the National Hurricane Center make their living predicting and tracking storms.

However, most say they have never found themselves in the middle of a disturbance like the one that currently grips their agency.
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Cloud Lightning

Jet Stream "much further south than normal"


The Guardian
Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:13 UTC
After the wettest June on record, better weather is promised - but not just yet

On Tuesday hailstones the size of 20p pieces smacked into the streets of south London; later in the week, officials at Wimbledon considered extending play into a third week because of the miserable weather; meanwhile, much of northern England is recovering from a deadly spate of heavy flooding.

The apocalyptic June weather has even led some people, notably former weather presenter John Kettley, to suggest that the British summer was over in April.

Comment: Time to watch "the day after tomorrow" again!

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Attention

6.1 Earthquake Strikes Southern Mexico

Manuel de la Cruz
Associated Press
Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:46 UTC
A strong earthquake shook parts of southern Mexico on Thursday night, sending thousands of residents fleeing into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage.

The magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck at 8:09 p.m. and was centered near the Chiapas state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez, 430 miles southeast of Mexico City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors temblors worldwide.
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Cloud Lightning

U.S.: Heat Wave Fuels Western Wildfires

Martin Griffith
Associated Press
Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:15 UTC
Wildfires burned mobile homes, closed highways and forced evacuations from a popular wilderness park Saturday as firefighters worked through scorching heat to contain blazes throughout the West. No injuries were reported.

Lightning sparked about a dozen fires that had charred about 55 square miles in remote northern Nevada, where temperatures in Elko were expected to reach 98 degrees on Saturday.
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Attention

Locusts wreak havoc in southern Somalia

Aweys Osman Yusuf
Sh.M.Network
Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:14 UTC
A swarm of locusts reportedly destroyed the crops and other vegetations in Gedo province, southern Somalia. Our correspondent, Ahmed Salahi, in the region said millions of them spread out in the farming land of Luuq district where residents mainly depend on the harvesting of their farms for their livelihood.
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Light Sabers

About 500 Ukraine settlements in power blackout due to heavy rains, powerful winds


Itar-Tass
Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:26 UTC
Heavy rains and powerful winds have caused a power blackout in about 500 settlements in Ukraine in seven regions overnight. The worst hit were the Rovno, Kiev and Volyn regions, the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry reported on Saturday.
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