Flooding is the United Kingdom's biggest climate threat

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Submitted by susan on Fri, 2012-01-27 11:35

Severe flooding that could affect millions of people is the United Kingdom's most pressing climate-change risk, says a study released yesterday by the country's government. The first Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA), published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), examines 100 potential consequences of climate change for the United Kingdom.

Name of the Journal: 
Nature
thesaurus: 
Floods
Climate Change
United Kingdom (UK)
Climate Impacts
Natural Disasters
Global Warming
Author: 
Katherine Rowland
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
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External URL: 
http://www.nature.com/news/flooding-is-the-united-kingdom-s-biggest-climate-threat-1.9906
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Publication Date: 
26/01/2012