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North Pole melting point under freak ‘heatwave’
Posted by Mirror: None Given on December 31st, 2015
Mirror: Temperatures at the North Pole rose above freezing point and came close to the melting point on Wednesday; 20 degrees Celsius above the mid-winter norm, the region was hotter than some of the major cities in Europe and the United States. According to ocean measurements from the North Pole Environmental Observatory, the mercury tipped -1.9°C (28.6°F) on Wednesday as the Arctic bathed in an unseasonably warm spell. Weather authorities blamed Wednesday's temperature spike on the freak depression which...
United Kingdom: Gas flares scare? It was a fracking joke says Tory minster as he tries to laugh off drill gaffe
Posted by Mirror: None Given on August 4th, 2013
Mirror: Bungling Michael Fallon yesterday desperately back-pedalled after seeming to admit fracking will blight peaceful communities – claiming that his comments were meant as a joke.
The Energy Minister, who backs controversial plans to drill for shale gas, had presented a gloomy vision of gas flares and disruption across the South East commuter belt.
He suggested even the most vocal supporters would be tested if it came to their own back yards.
Telling how a shale bed with potentially massive...
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