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Yahoo News UKElderly couple's 'nightmare' forever home has flooded 20 times in three years
'It is like Niagara Falls every time we get moderate rain,' homeowner Patricia Clarke said.
- Wales Online
What the Met Office says about reports of snow bombs and blizzards this Christmas
The Met Office warns that predicting snowfall is ultimately "tricky"
- Eastern Daily Press
Parts of Norfolk under more than two feet of water as flood alerts issued
The A1101 Welney Wash Road has been left submerged under more than two feet of water as the Environment Agency issues two more flood alerts.
- Evening Standard
UK weather: White Christmas possible as Met Office predicts snow and sleet over festive period
Snow possible for the UK over Christmas period, according to Met Office forecast
- FTW Outdoors
Humpback whale’s spectacular breach is sadly revealing; photos
A humpback whale that had been thrilling boaters off Newport Beach, Ca., for several days breached for a prolonged period Sunday, revealing that the mammal is hardly free and thriving. The accompanying Instagram post by Mark Girarde
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Insurer refuses to pay for damaged chimney because Storm Darragh wasn't a proper storm
Dennis Iliffe was told by his insurer the winds of Storm Darragh were too slow to qualify for a claim.
- The Guardian
The Burmese python problem: how 20ft predators are wreaking havoc on the Everglades
There are between 100,000 and 300,000 of these snakes in the region – and they can swallow a small deer whole. What can Florida do about this threat to biodiversity?
- Euronews
Only seven countries in the world breathe safe air. Three of them are in Europe
Scientists say that air pollution is a ‘global health catastrophe’.View on euronews
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Will it snow this Christmas? Here’s what the Met Office says
What does the Met Office say about a potential white Christmas this year?
- The Telegraph
Miliband to overrule local residents in wind farm building spree
Ed Miliband is to overrule local residents in a planning shake-up that will pave the way for thousands more wind turbines across Britain.
- The Telegraph
Miliband to rule on building Britain’s biggest solar farm at Churchill’s ancestral home
Ed Miliband will decide whether Britain’s biggest solar farm can be built on Winston Churchill’s ancestral estate after the renewables project cleared a key hurdle.
- AFP
Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia
Conservationists in Cambodia on Friday celebrated the discovery of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in the critical Southeast Asian waterway plagued by illegal fishing, habitat loss and plastic waste.Besides overfishing and plastic pollution, the Mekong River Basin has been degraded by upstream dams and climate change, which have had a major impact on water levels in the critically endangered catfish's aquatic home.
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Dolphin stampede! Rare moment thousands of dolphins swim together
A breathtaking natural spectacle was captured by boaters off the California coast. Thousands of dolphins shot out of the water near San Clemente. According to eyewitnesses, the huge pod stretched for nearly a mile long - and came within touching distance of the boat.
- Sky News
Attempts to create synthetic 'mirror' bacteria must be stopped as it could kill off humans, scientists warn
A leading group of scientists has said research aimed at developing synthetic bacteria should be halted because it could pose an existential threat to humanity. The coalition of 38 scientists across nine countries warned that the creation of so-called mirror bacteria – a form of life built with biological molecules in shapes that are the opposite of those found in nature – could end up being "catastrophic".
- Storyful
Drivers Stranded as Snow Buries Roads in Western New York
Drivers navigated treacherous conditions in parts of western New York as lake-effect snow hammered the region on Thursday, December 12, leaving buried roads.Footage captured by X user @theshrimpzoo and posted on Friday appears to show several stranded cars in Erie County. “Could have died yesterday,” they wrote on X.The Erie County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday that it responded to “more than 80 calls involving roughly 200 vehicles” in a span of 36 hours during the storm. Credit: @theshrimpzoo via Storyful
- The Telegraph
Widower told memorial tree for late wife must be dug up after council mistake
A widower has been told that a memorial tree dedicated to his late wife must be uprooted after it was mistakenly planted on protected ground.
- Storyful
Dramatic Icicles Coat Trees and Lighthouse in Michigan as Temperatures Plummet
Dramatic icicles coated a pier and surrounding trees in Saint Joseph, Michigan, on Thursday, December 12, as subzero windchills continued in the region.Nathan Voytovick, of Nate’s Dronography, captured this footage showing waves slamming into the St Joseph North Pierhead Outer Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan on Thursday morning.Temperatures were expected to remain frigid but increase by Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: Nate’s Dronography via Storyful
- The Independent
National Trust attacks Labour’s green belt housing plan
The conservation charity says Angela Rayner’s push to speed up home building could taint urban ‘oases’ of greenery
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Government publishes major action plan to decarbonise grid by 2030
Ed Miliband has announced a comprehensive roadmap to achieving Labour’s 95% clean power target by 2030.
- Storyful
Shovelling Snow a Pretty Thankless Task in Near-Whiteout Conditions
Lake-effect snow was piling up in New York State on December 12, with over three feet recorded in parts, according to local news.A state of emergency was declared for parts of west New York on Wednesday, and many schools were closed in Buffalo and surrounding communities on Thursday.The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that gusty winds combined with the heavy snow would produce “near-whiteout conditions at times” for parts of Erie County on Thursday.Dave Fields recorded this video, showing some Sisyphean shovelling going on, in Hamburg. Credit: Dave Fields via Storyful