EXTREME STORMS

Dawlish, Devon

Brutal Atlantic storms in 2013/14 led to the collapse of a stretch of sea wall at Dawlish Warren, taking railway track with it.

That winter the UK was battered by storms so severe, scientists analysed the weather to see if it was linked to climate change.

They found climate change did increase the risk of severe storms that hit the South. Dr Emily Grossman, co-founder of Scientists for Extinction Rebellion, says:

“Average global temperatures are set to continue to rise, due to our failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“Increasing temperatures result not only in more water evaporating off the oceans and falling as rain but also disruption to our natural weather systems in the UK.

“This means that over the next decade, the UK is very likely to feel the catastrophic impacts of more frequent severe storms.”