Including 6 closely related terms such as sea level, sea levels, and levels.
… to safeguard our planet for future generations. Scotland’s climate is already changing. Our warmest 10 years on record have all been since 1997 and climate projections for the next century indicate that the climate trends observed over the last century will continue and intensify over the coming decades. There has been an increase in rainfall in the past few decades and mean sea level around the UK…
… National Performance Framework (NPF). This Strategy largely relates to NPF outcome: ‘Environment - We value, enjoy, protect and enhance our environment’. It is now clear that our climate is changing and that human influence is the key contributing factor. Changes observed over several decades include increases in global average air and ocean temperature, rising global sea levels, widespread…
…. For Scotland, it is anticipated that: Average temperatures will increase across all seasons. Weather will remain variable and may become more variable. Typical summers will be warmer and drier. Typical winters will be milder and wetter. Intense, heavy rainfall events will increase in both winter and summer. Sea levels will rise. There will be reduced frost and snowfalls. The degree…