Are Britains Floods Linked to Global Warming?
Andrea Thompson and Ker Than PlanetArk 23 Jul 07 Worldwide Floods Show Lessons Still Need Learning Story by Peter Apps Yahoo News 23 Jul 07 Floods force many to face climate change reality By Douwe Miedema Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business — but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come. “We fishermen have always lived with that. We’re happy when the floods come, because it can only be good for the fish,” he said in his village close to the Oder river that forms the border between Germany and Poland. Schneider’s business almost went belly-up 10 years ago, when the river gushed through the dykes protecting a low-lying swath of land in this former East German region and immersed the building where he keeps his boats and nets. The catastrophe forced thousands from their homes in Germany and elsewhere, and experts now say climate change may cause more disasters in Europe and across the world, wit
