UK told to prepare for mass floods in future

UK told to prepare for mass floods in future

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-told-to-prepare-for-mass-floods-in-future-6294672.html

The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) did research on the most serious of 100 challenges caused by global warming. Flooding caused by heavy rainfall will be the most serious problem in Britain. This research expects an annual cost of 12 billion pounds caused by this rainfall, compared to an annual amount of 1,2 billion pounds it costs UK now. However flood defence expenses have been cut by a staggering 27% for the upcoming four years. The flooding comes from more intense rainfall and causes rivers to flood and surface water to rise and flood cities.

If this study by CCRA is accurate, the government should raise the money spend in flood defence instead of lowering it. The longer UK’s government waits to fight against floods, the harder it will get when years pass. I can imagine that there are other important things to spend money on but I think flood defence is a great investment. On the other hand, you could also try to fight the problem at its roots and put an investment in stopping our atmosphere from heating up.