Bad weather may be responsible for severe flu season - Australia

In January and February more than 1700 people were recorded with flu, compared with fewer than 300 the year before. ''We might expect a severe flu season," he said.

Part of the reason could be the bad weather and flooding in parts of the country, including Queensland, where the outbreak is worst.

It was not understood why flu seemed to be worse during high rainfall and cold weather, said Dr Hampson, who is the chairman of the Influenza Specialist Group

Climate 'unilateralism' leaves lords leaping about cost to UK

No other country would inflict such damage on its economy, leading figures warn

Lord Turnbull, former cabinet secretary and head of the Home Civil Service (2002-2005), has called on MPs and ministers to reconsider the rising costs and economic risks of the UK’s unilateral climate policies. He also criticised the ’blind faith’ being shown in the propositions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) given doubts about its assumptions.

“Ministers would be well advised not to place such heavy bets on just one rather alarmist source of advice,” Lord Turnbull said.

His lordship’s comments are supported by Dr Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). “Nobody should fall for [energy and climate change secretary] Chris Huhne’s green spin,” said Peiser, insisting that the UK’s proposed carbon targets must be conditional on new international agreements.

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