Britain: 2008 may be among hottest years
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This year is forecast to be among the top 10 hottest years on record, Britain's weather office said Thursday, despite a strong cooling effect predicted from the tropical weather phenomenon known as La Nina.
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Greenhouse gas emissions have doubled the risk of European heatwaves similar to last year's, a UK study says.
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This summer looks to have been the wettest since records began, according to Met Office figures.
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This year is set to be one of the warmest on record in Scotland, environmental campaigners say.
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The world is the warmest it has been in the last 12,000 years  because of recent rapid warming, a study suggests.
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Human activity has raised the risk of more heat waves like last yearâs, which gave Europe probably its hottest summer since 1500, scientists said on Wednesday.
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By 2050 heatwaves like that of 2003, which killed 15,000 in Europe and pushed British temperatures above 38C (100F) for the first time, will seem &quot;unusually cool&quot;, the Hadley Centre for Climate Change says.
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The British economy will pursue growth of 2.5-2.75 percent until the end of 2008, according to the OECD.
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Australia experienced one of its hottest years on record in 2007, and climate experts have warned that the higher temperatures are likely a taste of things to come as weather patterns change.
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While human activity probably isn&#39;t directly responsible for the 2003 heat wave that caused thousands of deaths in Europe, British researchers say human influence on the
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Science & environment: Some of Britain's most outstanding areas of natural beauty are at risk from the sort of fires that devastated Greece this summer, according to new analysis looking at the threats posed by global warming.
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Met Office figures show last year was the second warmest on record in the UK.
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Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: Labour must prepare for the worst in 2008, but if that doesn't happen and it shows passion and daring, it could win big
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This year is on track to be the second warmest since records began in the 1860s and floods in Pakistan or a heatwave in Greece may herald worse disruptions in store from global warming, experts said on Friday.
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Britain is likely to face an acceleration of inflation and a slowing of growth in 2008, Bank of England governor Mervyn King said Tuesday, as turmoil shook financial markets worldwide.
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Emissions of greenhouse gases have more than doubled the risk of European heatwaves similar to last year&#39;s, according to a study by UK scientists.
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Comment is free: George Monbiot: Britain's future prosperity has been hardwired to rising use of transport fuels, without a thought for the supply drying up.