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London unprepared for climate change impacts, says interim review

Source: PA Wire

London is not prepared to deal with the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is set to bring, according to an interim report commissioned by the capital’s Mayor.

Heatwaves, fires, intense downpours, flash flooding and sea level rise will bring heightened risks to people’s health, homes and businesses without adequate adaptation, it said.

Climate change has already started to impact the millions of

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