Government warned it is setting country up for 'disaster' unless it better prepares UK for heavy flooding and intense heat

All the ways climate change will transform UK by 2050, from heat-deaths to floods

One in four homes could be at risk of flooding by 2050, as climate change pushes up sea levels and increases the intensity of storms, according to a government adviser.With temperatures poised to set new records for the time of year this week, a report by the Government’s official climate change adviser lays bare the full extent of the climate threat to the UK.It shows the UK is poorly prepared to tackle the fallout from climate change – both as…

UK ‘not ready’ for effects of climate change, experts warn

LONDON, April 30 — Britain is not properly prepared for the disastrous effects of climate change from severe floods to unprecedented heatwaves, a group of experts tasked with advising the government warned today. Extreme weather events have been rising across the country in past years and “adaptation is needed now to ensure that the UK is prepared”, the experts from the Climate Change Committee said in a new report on the country’s adaptation pr…

Government not taking climate threats seriously

The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.

Government warned it is setting country up for 'disaster' unless it better prepares UK for heavy flooding and intense heat

After deadly flooding in Valencia and fierce LA wildfires, climate advisers in the UK have issued a stark warning the country is unprepared to cope with a hotter world.

Advisers issue stark warning UK is unprepared for coming climate ‘disaster’

Climate Change Committee warns not enough is being done to prepare the country and people for floods, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires.The Government is fa ...

6.3 million homes and properties in UK currently 'at serious risk' of flooding

The Government has been slammed for failing to prepare the UK for “tomorrow’s disaster” of floods.