United Kingdom: Climate change means more floods for a drying Thames basin
By | Published: July 31, 2008
WWF: A drying Thames river basin in the UK would still face five times the current risk of flooding by 2080, a recent assessment of the effects of climate change has found. The Thames Vulnerability Assessment Report prepared by WWF-UK also found dire results for fish and wildlife, the lawns and flowerbeds of the traditional English garden and London’s antiquated sewers and drains. The 14 million people in the internationally important basin – and the additional two million expected …
United Kingdom: Climate change means more floods for a drying Thames basin
WWF: A drying Thames river basin in the UK would still face five times the current risk of flooding by 2080, a recent assessment of the effects of climate change has found. The Thames Vulnerability Assessment Report prepared by WWF-UK also found dire results for fish and wildlife, the lawns and flowerbeds of the traditional English garden and London’s antiquated sewers and drains. The 14 million people in the internationally important basin – and the additional two million expected …
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