15 August 2006

Forecast puts Earth's future under a cloud

More prognostics of climate change, including, to bring it home to Brits, how it would affect England.
Global sea levels would rise by between 0.09 and 0.88 metres as a result. Scientists at the UK Climate Impacts Programme predict that a 3C rise or above would reduce rain on the south coast to half of current levels, by more than 40% across the rest of England and 30% in Scotland. Sea levels could be 70cm higher in the south and there would be a 17-fold increase in flooding on the east coast. London could face a £25bn clean-up bill after a storm surge that would overwhelm the Thames barrier.

Lot's of other more global forecast stuff too.
Guardian Unlimited | Science | Forecast puts Earth's future under a cloud
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