Major Met Office report predicts warming up up to 5C, plus more heatwaves and more rain
People may have to be moved away from high-risk areas as climate change makes flooding more likely and more severe in the UK, the government has said.
The warning came as a Met Office report found Britain would experience much wetter winters and summers as much as 5C hotter as a result of climate change. This year’s heatwave is likely to become the new normal by mid-century, but the wettest days are now on average seeing 17% more rainfall than in the recent past, bringing a much heightened risk of flash flooding.
• Summers in the UK for the last decade have been on average 20% wetter than the 1961-1990 average
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