Including 4 closely related terms such as flood, flooding, and flooding events.
… of our community and result in an additional strain on our health services. • Droughts during the summer months increases the wildfire risk to Guildford’s rare heathland, damaging important habitats and affecting local biodiversity. • Increased rainfall results in more severe flooding events, damaging local infrastructure and placing local emergency services under pressure. • Food production…
… experiencing the effects of climate change, retreating ice caps at the poles and from glaciers, loss of biodiversity due to changing weather patterns, deadly flooding and droughts from extreme weather events, and the acidification of our oceans from the absorption of excess carbon in our atmosphere, all have a devastating effect on global communities, infrastructure, and wildlife. Nationally we see…
… these effects as warmer annual temperatures, increased rainfall and flooding, and an increase in extreme weather events such as heat waves and storms. More frequent and severe weather events are predicted for the future, resulting in significant environmental and economic impacts and risks to health and wellbeing: • Hotter summers and more frequent heatwaves lead to increased risks to vulnerable members…
… planning and development management - A robust policy on new developments will allow for innovation within the construction industry and mitigate the risk of having to retrofit developments in the future. Effective planning increases the resilience of the community to the effects of climate change by reducing the risk of flooding and diminishing localised heatwaves. Addressing the causes of climate…
… deaths per year in the UK. Improving air quality through a reduction in fossil fuel use may ease demand on the NHS and local healthcare services. Improving local biodiversity has additional benefits such as storing and locking in atmospheric carbon and providing resilience to environmental change and flooding. 2.0: Climate Policy Background 2.1: Global The United Nations Framework Convention…