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East Devon District Council

… in temperature of 0.85°C since 1880 is mirrored in the UK climate with higher temperatures and evidence of more extreme weather events. Sea levels globally and around the UK have risen by 15-20 centimetres since 1900 with significant contributions now coming from the melting ice sheets over Greenland and Antarctica. In the UK, average sea levels are currently rising by 3 millimetres per year. Plant…

… us that it is very likely that heat waves will occur more often and last longer, and that extreme precipitation events will become more intense and frequent in many regions. The ocean will continue to warm and acidify, and global warming means sea levels will continue to rise. Continued emissions of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components…

… extreme weather events with floods, storms and heat waves of greater severity and frequency, and sea level rise. Changes in the climate elsewhere in the world will also impact upon the UK. There is a significant risk of declining crop yields globally, and rising sea levels will mean that the homes of many millions of people around the world (including the UK) are likely to be affected…

…. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, and sea level has risen” and also that “Human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. Recent climate changes have had widespread impacts on human and natural systems”. There is a very strong consensus in the scientific community…

… no trend is identifiable. Relative sea level (sea level taking into account changes in land height due to post-glacial rebound) in the South West has risen by approximately 250mm since 1916. The 2009 UK Climate Projections (UKCP09) provide likely projections of climate change for the UK, UKCP09 gives projections for a number of scenarios, each of which suggest a different pathway of economic…