Wettest Day Saturday 3 October 2020 is now the wettest day on record since 1891 for UK-wide rainfall. It received the greatest rainfall in any single day averaged out across the UK, beating the previous record on the 25 August 1986. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre. […]
Guardian ‘You’re browsing in a supermarket and fretting mildly about the air miles of some green beans. Or you’re daydreaming of that island holiday you deserve once the pandemic has died down but worrying about whether you should be flying. How about the amount of meat you eat and all that plastic it’s wrapped in? […]
New site link https://www.ukclimaterisk.org/ What is the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report? The UK Government is required, under the 2008 Climate Change Act, to publish a climate change risk assessment (CCRA) every five years which is published on the Government website. The assessment sets out the risks and opportunities facing the UK from climate change. The Committee […]
Increasing influence of climate change on UK climate Author: Grahame Madge The sixth report in the State of the UK Climate series confirms that 2019 was the 12th warmest year in a series from 1884. The latest report covering the climate of the UK – published today [Friday 31 July ]- reveals that the most recent […]
CCC Flood Review Report – Sayers https://www.ukclimaterisk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Future-Flooding-Main-Report-Sayers-1.pdf Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3) Future flood risk Main Report Sayers, P.B, Horritt, M.S, Carr, S, Kay, A, Mauz, J, Lamb, R and Penning-Rowsell, E Summary ‘Background Under the Climate Change Act 2008 the UK Government is required to publish a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) […]
The Time is Now: To deal with the climate crisis we must bring back nature back on an ambitious scale The world is starting to take note of the threat of climate catastrophe. In response, the UK government has joined many governments around the world in setting a net zero emissions target in law. Yet […]
Flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies: climate change allowances When and how risk management authorities should use climate change allowances for flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies. What climate change allowances are Climate change allowances are predictions of the anticipated change for: peak river flow peak rainfall intensity sea level rise […]
1. Outline This is the Committee’s 2020 report to Parliament, assessing progress in reducing UK emissions over the past year. This year, the report includes new advice to the UK Government on securing a green and resilient recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. It recommends that Ministers seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into […]