For UK airports, existing infrastructure will define climate resilience

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As climate change intensifies airports urgently need to invest in resilience - but key the question is where to intervene first, and how to do it without taking critical infrastructure offline, writes Amy Dickinson from Egis

UK airports are no longer planning for climate disruption as a future risk. Heatwaves that soften runways, potential wildfires affecting services and downpours that flood control rooms are already becoming...

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