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• Body found in hunt for woman swept into river

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Member of public discovers body more than six miles from area in which 21-year-old was swept away in storms Police searching for a woman swept into a swollen river in Wales at the weekend today said a body had been found. The 21-year-old woman was swept into the river Usk, near Brecon as severe weather battered ...
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• Video: Flood victims return home

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  As residents prepare to re-enter homes and businesses, Chris Thomond meets some of Cockermouths flood victims Christopher Thomond Shehani Fernando
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• Cumbria prepares for more flooding

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Environment Agency warns of further heavy rainfall as locals begin to pick their way back into sodden houses Cumbria is bracing itself for further flooding as the Environment Agency warns of further heavy rainfall in the county. Up to 100mm (3.9in) of rain is expected across the Cumbrian fells, creating the ...
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• How safe are Britains bridges?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Following the collapse of six bridges in Cumbria, how worried should we be about the strength of others spanning our rivers? When Workingtons Northside bridge, the Victorian stone structure that used to span the River Derwent in Cumbria, had its routine check in July last year, no reason was found to suppose it ...
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• Cumbria floods: Unpredictable but not unforeseeable

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 162
  Even at the best of times, it is hard to predict the future. To forecast an unprecedented flood is harder still, and to protect effectively against such a flood hardest of all. Yet the serious flood damage in Cockermouth and other parts of Cumbria over the past few days ought nevertheless to be a wake-up call to ...
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• Recent flooding only a taste of things to come

  
  Stephen Kinsella — Authority: 132
  From www.independent.ie Ireland’s recent flooding is only a taste of things to come. Few towns in Ireland even have a flood defence scheme , much less a system of levees . One challenge facing Ireland by the year 2050 is the persistent risk of rainfall. Increased rainfall brings with it an increased risk of ...
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• Video: Cockermouth flood victims allowed home

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Cockermouth flood victims allowed back into their homes and businesses as the authorities warn of long-term damage
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• The mysteries of lightning

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 701
  Scientists dont know everything they want to know about lightning, to be sure, or about the atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic, but on the face of it, it is fair to say that nothing about an airliner flying through the ...
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• Cumbria surveys flood damage

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Thousands of homes and businesses cut off, while receding waters in Cockermouth reveal devastation Cumbria is facing up to the aftermath of the most severe flooding in its history, with thousands affected by the devastation. Many homes and businesses remain cut off in the county and several schools are shut. Six ...
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• China jails earthquake activist

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Veteran dissident Huang Qi given three years for critical website articles about regimes response to Sichuan disaster A Chinese court has sentenced a veteran dissident convicted of spying to three years in prison. Huang Qi was convicted of illegally possessing state secrets by the Wuhou district court in the western ...
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• UK flooding and extreme weather - live blog

  
  News: News blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 133
  Rescue teams have resumed the search for a missing woman in Wales while concern grows for marooned communities in Cumbria as an urgent inspection of the countys bridges gets underway and more rain is forecast. Follow live updates 9.41am: A charitalbe fund has been set up to help Cumbria recover from the floods. ...
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• England sees record rainfall that brings flooding

  
  Thornton and Denver Weather News and Commentary — Authority: 128
  Rescue services workers transporting flood victims to safety navigate the flood waters in the streets of Cockermouth village, England. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) The normally picturesque view of England’s Lake District saw itself become the scene of a rescue operation as helicopters and lifeboats plucked hundreds ...
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• Forex Trading Tips

  
  Make Cash Online Today — Authority: 151
  Given the growing popularity of the Internet worldwide trading Forex more and more people try their hand at the foreign exchange markets. Strategies used in the new, along with an experienced trader come sometimes differ. Fortunately, all currency traders belong to one of three basic groups. They either technical ...
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• Brown pledges £1m in flood relief

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  PM visits Cockermouth and meets flooded-out residents Gordon Brown visited flood-ravaged Cumbria yesterday, pledging extra support for those affected, as the scale of the destruction started to become clear. As safety inspections began on the countys 1,800 bridges following the death of police officer Bill ...
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• Ireland battles severe flooding

  
  Cempaka Global Hotspots — Authority: 130
  Google/AFP Cork city centre under water (Sky News) DUBLIN — Ireland battled floods on Saturday described as a "once in 800 years event", with the government rushing to provide shelter and drinking water and soldiers sent to assist those affected. Rivers burst their banks, coastal towns were ...
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• Startups are like “2012″!

  
  Trakin' the india business buzz — Authority: 520
  I don’t know how many of you have watched the Movie “2012”, but I watched it 2 times and found it an extremely interesting one! It’s not just about the story, the way a person can relate to Movie is also appreciative. But somehow I thought that the movie teaches many lessons, especially from an ...
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• Flood-hit Cumbria braces for more rain

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Met Office predicting up to 50mm and warns of waters rising again as county reels from evacuations and policemans death Flood-damaged parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more heavy rain today after two days of downpours that inundated homes , swept away bridges, sparked evacuations and claimed the life of a ...
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• Quake Preparedness Inadequate in Guwahati

  
  Sinlung — Authority: 157
  By R Dutta Choudhury Guwahati, Nov 21 : In fact, the neighboring States have been showing much more concern in preparing to deal with a major natural disaster thanAssam. NDRF sources said that there is urgent need for regular coordination between the Government departments concerned and mock exercises should be ...
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• A Sign of the Times…Unempolyment Rates Continue to Rise…Think Preparedness For the Holidays

  
  Totally Ready — Authority: 417
  The latest unemployment rates are out today and we are now at 10.8% nation wide. This means 16 million Americans who are looking for work cannot find it. That does not include those who have been looking for  awhile and given up. California’s rate is now at 12.5%. That is no surprise, as we have discussed the lack ...
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• Engineers Use Aerospace Approach to Design Wave Energy System

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 540
  \Shown is the view from the far downstream end into the test section of the U.S. Air Force Academy water tunnel.The ocean is a potentially vast source of electric power, yet as engineers test new technologies for capturing it, the devices are plagued by battering storms, limited efficiency, and the need to be tethered ...
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