Climate change warning: Killer winter storms for next THIRTY years
KILLER freezes, floods and heatwaves will devastate Britain during the next 30 years, climate experts have warned.
EXTREME: Experts issued an official warning regarding freak weather patterns [NORTH NEWS]
Many people could die as extreme weather becomes common.“EASAC feels obliged to draw attention to the growing impact of extreme weather in Europe”Sir Brian Heap, president of the European Academies Science Advisory Council
There will be more freak winds like the October storm, which killed four people.
Heatwaves will be lethal and the sea level will rise, leaving coastal towns at risk of being swamped by storm surges.
Sir Brian Heap, president of the European Academies Science Advisory Council, said he felt “obliged” to issue the warning after a new study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
It comes on the back of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, which has killed more than 5,000 people.
LETHAL: Sea storms and colossal waves will batter towns and villages [ALAMY]
Sir Brian said: “Given the tragic events this
year in the rest of the world and the recent IPCC report, EASAC feels
obliged to draw attention to the growing impact of extreme weather in
Europe.”
The continent’s leading experts had made a detailed study of likely extreme weather, he said.
Sir
Brian warned: “From the major loss of lives in heatwaves to the
economic and human costs of floods and storms, the implications are
worrying.
“They present the European Union and
Member States with significant challenges in preparing Europe for a
future with greater frequency of extreme weather.”
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