Climate change is here - winter floods in the UK and Europe should be a wake-up call

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Doing nothing to adapt to worsening climate impacts will incur far higher costs in the future, writes Francis Heil from engineering firm AtkinsRéalis

The impact of climate change can be seen across the world with extremes of heat during the summer months and record floods during wetter months - as we have seen across Europe very recently and in the...

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