Heatwaves, floods and wildfires: UK is not prepared for climate impacts

Government has not changed its approach to risk, warns Climate Change Committee

The evidence that climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely and more extreme is unequivocal, says the Climate Change Committee.

Heatwaves, heavy rainfall and wildfire-conducive conditions are set to become more common. The UK is not appropriately prepared for these, says the committee. For example, over a third of railway and road kilometres are currently at flood risk

However, despite the growing threat posed by climate change, there has been no change in addressing this...

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