Ready for a wetter, hotter Britain? A business playbook for supporting customers at home

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The science says the UK will keep getting wetter, hotter and drier all at once - companies which help households adapt are set to thrive, writes hubbub CEO Alex Robinson

Britain's been getting a taste of climate whiplash of late. In July, some of us in Southern England had the odd experience of getting hosepipe bans and flash flood warnings at the same time. For families...

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