UK Climate Projections 09
UK Climate
Projections 09, which predicts the impacts of future climate change
in the UK, was launched on 18 June. The projections show that with
a medium emissions scenario the Northwest could experience:
- An increase in average summer temperatures with a central estimate of 3.7 degrees by the 2080s;
- 13% less rainfall in the summer leading to subsidence, lower crop yields and water stress by 2040;
- 16% more rainfall in the winter leading to increased winter flooding, transport disruption and risks to urban drainage in the 2080s, and
- Sea level rise in Liverpool of 32cm by 2080.
Download a presentation on the key findings for the region - NW UKCP09
For further information on the UK Climate Change Projections 09, please visit the Defra website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/adapt/index.htm and also the UKCP09 website.
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