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• By 2080, 2oC warmer in summer
• Winters 1-2oC warmer
• 2oC warmer in English Channel
• Winters wetter, summers drier
• 20% less rain in Summer
• Up to 50% less snow in Scotland
• Increased energy-use in Summer
• Loss of some unique species
• Increased yields of some crops
• Summer droughts more common
• Widespread lawn die-offs in SE
• Increased water pollution
• Sea level rise of 48cm
• 1-in-50 year storm surges become
1-in-10 year surges
Globally, by 2080:
•Risks to unique ecosystems and
communities
•Financial costs for most people
•Increased risk of extreme
climate events
Sources:
• Losses of coastal land
• Increased flood damage
• Bigger waves and greater erosion
UK Climate
Impacts
Programme
(UKCIP.org.uk)
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC.ch
• By 2080, 3oC warmer in summer
• Winters 2-3oC warmer
• 3oC warmer in English Channel
• Winters wetter, Summers drier
• 30% less rain in Summer
• Up to 75% less snow in Scotland
• Scottish wine production possible
• Invasion of exotic species
• Decrease in cold-related deaths
• Summer drought in SE England
• Localised flooding
• Growth in Summer tourism
Globally, by 2080:
• Sea level rise of up to 59cm
• 1-in-50 year storm surges become
1-in-7 year surges
•3 billion people at increased
risk of water shortages
•80 million more people at risk
of starvation
•300 million more people at risk
from Malaria
Sources:
• Losses of coastal land
• Increased flood damage
• Bigger waves and greater erosion
UK Climate
Impacts
Programme
(UKCIP.org.uk)
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC.ch)
• By 2080, 5oC warmer in summer
• Winters 3-4oCwarmer
• 4oC warmer in English Channel
• Winters wetter, Summers drier
• 40% less rain in Summer
• Up to 90% less snow in Scotland
• Longer growing season, more pests
• Increase in heat-related deaths
• Loss of cod fishery
• Winter flooding, summer drought
• Declining crop yields
• Loss of Scottish Ski Industry
Globally, by 2080:
• Sea level rise of up to 86cm
• 1-in-50 year storm surges become
annual events
•Large increase in risk of
extreme climate events
•2 billion people at risk from
flooding
•Risk of catastrophic impacts sea level rise of several metres
Sources:
• Losses of coastal land
• Increased flood damage
• Bigger waves and greater erosion
UK Climate
Impacts
Programme
(UKCIP.org.uk)
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC.ch)