The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published A Well-Adapted UK. This new report sets out a comprehensive package of solutions to address the growing impacts of climate change affecting every aspect of life in the UK. The country’s independent climate advisors identify better cooling, flood protection and a more secure water supply as the most critical priorities to protect the UK from the three biggest climate risks – heat, flooding and drought.
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University of Graz develops computation method for climate extremes
How much heat, flooding, drought and storms increase as a result of human-induced climate change can be calculated, according to a study by Gottfried Kirchengast and his team at the University of Graz. It can compute all relevant hazard metrics in any region worldwide. The researchers found that anthropogenic climate change has caused a tenfold increase in extreme heat in recent decades.
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Bank of America commits $10m to those impacted by LA wildfires
As Los Angeles continues its efforts to rebuild, Bank of America is announcing $10m in zero-interest loans to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) for ongoing housing, non profit facilities and small business assistance. The loans will be managed through three west coast CDFIs involved in the region’s disaster recovery efforts following the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires.
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Funding for flood defences is crucial, says the ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says that, between January and April this year, claims for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in the UK topped £200m for the first time ever. Pay-outs surpassed the previous quarterly record from Q1 2022 by £67m.
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CCC: the UK is not prepared for climate impacts
Climate change is making extreme weather in the UK more likely and more extreme. This looks like heatwaves, heavy rainfall and conditions that enable wildfires. The UK is not appropriately prepared for this.