Friday, December 21, 2012

Review of the environment in 2012: In the eye of the storm

Independent: We began 2012 worrying about drought; we ended it worrying about flooding. Reviewing the year environmentally, nothing stands out so much as the topsy-turvy nature of British weather over the past 12 months, which not only caused irritation and real difficulties to people all over the country, but raised larger concerns about a changing climate. It's easy to forget just how parched Britain was by the end of March, after two virtually rainless winters: uniquely, the headwaters of all seven of the...

URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/review-of-the-environment-in-2012-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-8424653.html

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