Environmental stories tagged with: flood

Drain Pipes

Water Butts in Every Garden by 2010

Friday, 2nd November 2007, 10:56 am
Water butts to collect rainwater and patios with permeable surfaces must become standard features of gardens within a few years, Environment Minister Phil Woolas said on Wednesday.
Recent Floods in Oxford

Higher River Levels as More CO2 Makes Plants Less Thirsty

Thursday, 30th August 2007, 8:38 am
Rising carbon dioxide levels will increase river levels in the future, according to a team of scientists from the Met Office Hadley Centre, the University of Exeter and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
  Flood in Oxford

Britain's Floods

Monday, 30th July 2007, 5:23 pm
Why is Britain suffering from severe floods this summer? Will climate change bring more frequent and intense storms in the future?
flood

Record Breaking Rainfall Figures

Thursday, 26th July 2007, 10:53 am
The Met Office has revealed that the three months from May to July 2007 have broken previous records for this period, even before July is over.
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Defra Launch New Funding for Flood Resilience

Tuesday, 15th May 2007, 2:02 pm
A £500k funding package to help make vulnerable homes more resilient to the threat of flooding was announced by Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Ian Pearson today.
 
 
 
 
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