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No end to our awful August
Hopes of a respite from the awful August weather in the UK have been dashed by weather forecasters.
Expert predicts 'Monsoon Britain'
Prepare for more floods - in ways we are not used to - that's the message from experts at Durham University who have studied rainfall and river flow patterns over 250 years.
How big is your package?
Taking off layer after layer, getting ever closer to the treasured prize which you can feel beneath your fingers, until you can't contain yourself any longer and in your excitement you rip it open...
Wildlife suffer as deforestation reigns
Rainforest is being logged on one of the world’s wildlife hotspots more quickly than almost anywhere else in South-East Asia.
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 Government's green energy plan to boost West economyThe Westcountry economy is poised for a welcome boost after the Government announced plans to significantly increase the use of renewable energy. |
 Westcountry beaches are best in BritainWestcountry beaches have come top for water quality for the third consecutive year, a Marine Conservation Society (MCS) survey has revealed. |
 Wind farm challenge thrown outA High Court judge has thrown out a challenge by North Devon District Council to plans to build Devon's biggest wind farm. |
 New marine nature reserves plannedThe Government has published plans for a new network of marine conservation zones around Britain’s coast. |
 Litter spoils region's beautiful beachesThe amount of plastic littering Westcountry beaches is at its highest level since records began, a survey warns. |
 Cornwall's Wave Hub delayedThe start-up of Wave Hub, the world's first large-scale wave farm off the coast of north Cornwall, has been delayed. |
 Cornish site makes "eco-town" shortlistA site in the Westcountry has been shortlisted to become an environmentally-friendly "eco-town". |
 £3m Defra grant for bioheat projectsThe South West has been awarded £3m to invest in a range of bioheat projects, putting the region at the forefront of this emerging renewable energy sector. |
 Napoli removal to start in MayWork to remove the remaining section of MSC Napoli from Lyme Bay will start in early May, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has announced. |
 Tranquillity of South West countryside under threatThe tranquility of the South West countryside could all but disappear within the next 70 years, figures warn. |
 Devon musicians back climate change campaignAward-winning folk music duo Show of Hands are lending their support to a national campaign aimed at putting pressure on the UK government to take urgent action on climate change. |
 Fullabrook Down set for wind farmThe proposal to build the biggest wind farm in England has been given the go ahead, but not everyone is happy. |
 Devon town to generate energy from household wastePlans to create a new centre for renewable energy could make Tiverton the country's greenest town. |
 County is top of recycling leagueSomerset is the Westcountry's top recycling county, figures from Defra show. |
 Devon town bins plastic bagsThe south Devon town of Modbury has become the first plastic-bag-free place in the UK. |
 South West beaches are best in EuropeThe South West has cleaner bathing waters than some of Europe's leading holiday resorts, according to a new EU report. |
Weather & Environment - around the network
Third of Europe's dirtiest power stations in the UK
A third of Europe's most climate polluting power stations are in the UK, a new report from the WWF has found.
Bleak outlook for world's mountains
By the end of the 21st century, the South American Andes will have less than half their current winter snowpack, a study has suggested.
High pollution levels double stroke risk
High hourly levels of air pollution more than double the risk of one type of stroke, according to a Japanese report.
Devon town bins plastic bags
The south Devon town of Modbury has become the first plastic-bag-free place in the UK.
Companies commit to saving climate
Twelve major corporations are on course to eliminate at least ten million tons of carbon emissions annually by 2010.
Europe's summers 'to become hotter'
Heatwaves in Europe are likely to become much hotter and much more frequent during the course of this century, a study suggests.
Weather linked to crime type
There is a clear link between the weather and the number and types of crimes that are taking place in the Netherlands, a study says.
Elderly, diabetics more susceptible to heat
Public health officials should pay particular attention to the elderly, diabetics and African Americans on days with extreme heat, a US study has warned.
Tissue firms given warning over environment
Major tissue and toilet paper manufacturers are failing to sell environmentally friendly products, conservationists have warned.
Increased flooding risk for UK
Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent and intense over a 40-year period in many parts of the UK, research shows.
Plant diseases threaten chocolate production
Each year, 20 per cent of the cacao beans that are used to make chocolate are lost to plant diseases, according to a study.
Promising progress for Iraq marshes
Iraq's devastated Mesopotamian marshlands are on the road to recovery, says a team writing in the journal BioScience.
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