Saturday, September 1, 2007

Plans to protect Britain do not heed the risk of rising river levels caused by global warming, a study finds

  • The Guardian
  • Thursday August 30 2007

Scientists have urged the government to consider the full impact of global warming when drawing up plans to protect Britain from flooding. A study from the Met Office’s Hadley Centre predicts that river levels will rise higher than anticipated because existing computer models do not take into account the effects of climate change on plant life.

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