Including the closely related terms trees, and planting.
… winters require different winter planting. Planned water management. Parkland - impact on native trees. Environmental Health - increases in food poisoning due to warmer conditions. Increases in dust conditions requiring hosing down of areas, increase in flooding with public health impacts. Community Safety - hot summers likely to result in large groups of people being outside…
…. For example, the loss of trees in storms and damage to the landscape and buildings as a result of floods. Figure 2: Climate Change in the North West of England 2011 - 2040 2041 - 2070 2071 - 2100 Change in average annual temperature 0-1 c 1-2 c 1-4 c Change in maximum summer temperature 0-1 c 1-3 c 2-6 c Change in summer rainfall 5-15% decrease 10-30% decrease 15-30% decrease Change in winter…
… environment - risks of subsidence – will need to ensure that foundations are “future proofed” to deal with extremes of ground moisture levels. Increase in dangerous buildings and trees, through storm, flooding and weakened foundations. Increases in retro fitting of buildings to deal with extremes of temperatures. Wet weather leading to increases in dampness and adverse living conditions. Public…
… Buildings - may require retro fitting to deal with extreme heat, increase effectiveness of water management i.e. rainfall, surface water, damp issues. Public Car Parks - increased flooding in winter and requirement for shading in the summers. Grounds maintenance - increased growing season requiring revised grass mowing patterns. Drought conditions in summer require change in planting. Wetter…
… exploitation Without plants and animals we would not be able to survive e.g. pollination of crops by bees. The success of each species is essential to the health and well-being of the whole planet. Changes in climatic variability may lead to the loss of rare species that have taken millions of years to evolve. Ribble Valley is fortunate to have Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within its…