Including 4 closely related terms such as floods, flooding, and flood.
… was carried out to understand key risks around climate impacts and provide recommend actions to improve resilience to these risks. Three priority climate impact areas were identified: flooding, high temperatures, and water shortages. For each area, we considered historic risks, projections, and potential future risks, the latter focused on impacts to the economy, people, and the natural…
… climate projections in the UK, which helps to predict the changes that will occur with future climate change. The main trends from the projections are increasing warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers along with an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Communities across Slough are already seeing more extremes in weather events, with floods, heavy…
… storms and extreme heat being particularly problematic. In January 2020, Storm Brendan brought significant rain and wind that led to significant damage to the high street of Slough. The damage included an entire roof blown off a block of flats, fallen walls and trees, road blockages, and severe flooding around Colne Brook. In the 2018 Emissions Gap Report, the UN identified local action…