英国の環境対策は喫緊のご様子

　英国の環境変動対策は用意できてないのだよ！という提言があったとか。

BBC Climate change: England not ready for impact 1 Mar 2023 By Esme Stallard

「England is not ready for the unavoidable impacts of global warming, the government's advisers on climate change say in a new report.

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said the government hasn't achieved any of its targets and needed a policy "step change" to avoid loss of life.」

「The government said it would take the recommendations into account.」

　ここ最近、異常気象でのダメージたくさんあったじゃないかというわけだ。何しろ昨夏は40度を初めて超え、野火は25000件はあったという。

「Over the last couple of years, England has faced a series of extreme weather events, likely made worse by climate change.

Last year was the warmest on record for the UK - temperatures broke 40C for the first time and more than 25,000 wildfires broke out.」

BBC Almost 25,000 wildfires fought in England during summer 30 Dec 2022

　報告が来てないところもある状態で25000にちょと足りない程度。1日50件対処したところもあるとか。そりゃあ25000件は達成しちゃうか。

「Fire services in England dealt with nearly 25,000 wildfires this summer, almost four times that recorded over the same period in 2021, figures show.

Some forces tackled more than 50 wildfires a day amid droughts and record-breaking temperatures of more than 40C.」

「More than 800 wildfires were recorded on 19 July alone.」

　7月19日だけで800件。
　そして洪水マップの再計算を求める声。

BBC Climate change: Warming could raise UK flood damage bill by 20% 7 Mar 2023 By Victoria Gill and Kate Stephens

「Researchers have produced a detailed "future flood map" of Britain - simulating the impact of flooding as climate change takes its toll.

It has revealed that annual damage caused by flooding could increase by more than a fifth in today's terms over the next century.」

　この100年ほどで洪水の危険性は20％ほど上がりそうだと。

BBC Extreme weather: What is it and how is it connected to climate change? 20 Mar 2023

【environmental issues】