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First snow-related death from Blizzard Nemo confirmed

Blizzard Nemo has hit the North East Coast of The U.S. burying the roads in over thirty inches of snow in some places.

The first casualty of the severe weather conditions, a 74-year-old man, has died in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was hit by an 18-year-old driver, who lost control of his vehicle due to snow and hit the pedestrian who was walking on the side of the road...

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"Lungs of the planet" reveal sensitivity to global warming

Tropical rainforests are often called the “lungs of the planet” because they generally draw in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. But the amount of carbon dioxide that rainforests absorb, or produce, varies hugely with year-to-year variations in the climate. In a paper published online this week (6th Feb 2013) by the journal Nature , a team of climate scientists from the...

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Cameron set to claim victory at EU budget talks

Europe's leaders are poised this morning to cut the European Union's budget for the first time in its 56-year history following a major victory for David Cameron.

A broad framework was reported to have been agreed, but hard bargaining is still expected at the Brussels summit. The discussion have been all the more precarious because any one of the 27 member states can...

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