[imc-sheffield] feature proposal: A Taste Of Things To Come

[WietsE]

Hiya,

I'd like to propose this feature about the recent floods and climate 
change to the UK, Notts and Sheffield site as well as the climate chaos 
topic.

https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/NottsFeaturePage2

Cheers, Wietse

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title: A Taste Of Things To Come

picture: https://docs.indymedia.org/pub/Local/NottsFeaturePage2/flood.jpg

article abstract:

    Over two weeks ago, the government's chief scientist warned that for 
the UK, flash floods were likely to be the biggest immediate problem 
caused by global warming. Sir David King told a committee of MPs that 
the country would have to prepare for extreme weather such as heat waves 
and "torrential downpours". Two weeks later, large areas are counting 
the cost of worst flooding this country has seen for over 50 years. Five 
people are believed dead as a result of the flooding. The army has been 
mobilised to help emergency efforts and two more rivers have broken 
their banks as waters continue to rise. Experts agree that the severe 
storms and flooding will become more frequent as temperatures rise.

    Photos: Did Climate Change Cause Floods around Nottinghamshire? 
Pictures 1 | Pictures 2 | 25th June 2007: Sheffield Floods

    Other Articles: Wet and wild, a taste of things to come | Floods hit 
York | Climate Chaos - read (and weep) all about it

    Links: Sheffield Indymedia | Notts Indymedia | Climate Indymedia | 
UK Indymedia Climate Chaos page | June 2007 United Kingdom floods on 
Wikipedia | Notts Indymedia Weather Page | Slideshow of Floods in 
Nottingham in 2000 | Climate change and flood (Environmeny Agency) | 
Cool Kids For a Cool Climate

article body:

Even the tabloids are linking the storms to climate change. The Mirror 
reported that "Flood damage is becoming more common because of global 
warming" while warning that insurance companies will increasingly refuse 
to insure homes built on flood plains. The (former) Prime Minister, Tony 
Blair said that he thought the floods were related to such major global 
issues in his joint press conference with Arnold Schwarzenegger. While 
the met office warns of further storms to come during the next week, Sir 
David King warned that in the long-term, as Greenland ice disappeared, 
rising sea levels would wipe out Britain's coastal town and cities. "The 
message that climate change is the biggest change our civilisation has 
ever had to face up to is getting out there. It's almost become 
fashionable to talk about it, but fashions come and go," he said and 
warned that the current interest in global warming had to be more than a 
passing fad.

Local Media Coverage:

Sheffield: Flood refugees' blitz spirit | Worst flood Barnsley has ever 
seen | Sheffield Forum

Nottingham: Nottingham BBC flood pictures | Chaos As Torrential Storms 
Batter Notts | Sinking Feeling As Water Rises

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