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Flood Threat Tops List Of Top 100 Effects Of Climate Change In Uk
The “Climate Change Risk Assessment” found that if the issue of climate change isn’t properly addressed then the yearly cost of water damage to buildings could feasibly reach £12 billion by 2080. If you compare that with the current figure of £1.2 billion annual spend on flood damage then you’ll realise that it is a huge jump in expenditure. "If I had to pick one particular issue, the flooding issue is the most dominant," said Bob Watson, chief scientific adviser for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Britain is no stranger to severe flood warnings, with floods being commonplace in a lot of areas within the UK. In 2007, Britain suffered severe flood damage which caused over £3 billion in flood damage restoration bills. The changing climate will result in more intense bursts of rain in the summer and longer periods of rainfall in winter, which will cause greater damage and disruption to property and infrastructure. In the long term, rising seas will result in more coastal flooding. Climate change means that we will experience more intense bursts of rain in the summer months and longer periods of rainfall during winter. These will mean there will be a rising damage and disruption to property and infrastructure. Rising seas will also result in more coastal flooding in the long term. With the greater threat of property damage, insurance and mortgages will be harder for people living in flood threatened areas to obtain. On top of that, annual insurance premiums will rise massively, making insurance that much more expensive. The UK government has unveiled plans to spend £2.1 billion on flood defence systems in the next four years. Despite this, this figure actually represents a massive cut in funding of about 27 per cent from when the spending budget was first announced in 2010. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has claimed that even with the flood protection budget being slashed that the government plans to protect more homes from flood damage. They hope to protect up to 145,000 households by March 2015. Climate change policy expert at Leicester’s De Montfort University Peter Mallaburn said that the report proved that Britain was not ready to deal with the prospect of severe climate change. "We need a coherent strategy to sort out this mess. Let's hope that this report acts as a wake-up call," said Mallaburn. The government has claimed that it plans to use the research from the study to form the basis of a national adaptation plan for climate change, which is due to be published in 2013. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Ideal Group is a rapid response emergency service which specialises in dealing with flood damage and flood damage restoration of property. |
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