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And increased flood risks. these maps show how the uks maximum temperatures could change over the years up to 2080, with the south bearing the brunt of the rise. heres our science editor, david shukman. can the country handle a lot more of this? wildfires striking more often as droughts intensify, floods hitting more homes as temperatures rise and rainfall becomes heavier and travel disrupted by heat waves, as happened two years ago? the governments advisers say the uk is not ready for the impac...

Like maybe inflation stays a bit higher and for a bit longer than people might have expected. government advisers here in the uk say we are woefully unprepared to deal with global warming, which they predict will hit us harder than first thought. a report by the independent climate change committee warns of more severe heatwaves, more intense rainfall and increased flood risks. heres our science editor, david shukman. can the country handle a lot more of this? wildfires striking more often as dr...

Government advisers say the uk is woefully unprepared to deal with global warming — which they predict will hit us harder than first thought. a report by the independent climate change committee warns of more severe heatwaves, more intense rainfall and increased flood risks. these maps show how the uk�*s maximum temperatures could change over the years up to 2080 the south bearing the brunt of the rise. here�*s our science editor, david shukman. can the country handle a lot more of this? w...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Canada’s largest cities collectively made little or no progress in preparing for flooding over the past five years, according to a new report, even as increasing numbers of homeowners discover thei...

Global temperatures really at an exponential rate when you talk about since the industrial revolution and on. again, when this report breaks down the regions, it also tries to provide solutions to the problems, not just talking about the problem. take, for example, the area of the southern u.s. where flooding is going to be the big issue. the planning commission was created to address the increased flood risks. or, say, out west where wildfires are the main concern. federal forests have develope...

Password was "hey guys." >> welcome back. a major story we are following. tropical depression nate. more than six million people under a flash flood watch from florida to western north carolina. the flood risks come after nate slammed into the gust coast twice as a category one hurricane. this was the scene at the margaritaville resort in biloxi, mississippi. an employee capturing the storm making second landfall and people barely able to stand. as the winds and torrential rain lashed the city. ...

Human being. lets take a chelk of what is going on. harvey has weakened to a tropical depression. thats good news but it doesnt really matter. the water thats already in place, as you heard from that city manager, it has to go somewhere. its going to create flood risks. cnn meteorologist chad myers has the latest forecast. im being careful because people think the storm is gone so the danger is gone. and those two things dont go together necessarily. >> not when theres stillwater uphill that has...

Those of 8-year-old ethan anderson. later this hour youll hear from one of hannah andersons best friends and why she says the 16-year-old was scared to be alone with dimaggio. other news now, dangerous floods may hit 12 states today. right now three people are missing in colorado where floods and mud slides hammered a small town. cars were swept away by rising waters in manitou springs, colorado. at least one person was killed. police found a mans body under a huge pile of debris on this hig...

Heather: take a look at this map. shows exactly where the flood risks are, spanning from northern arkansas all the way to the mississippi and louisiana coast. jonathan serrie is live in new orleans. jonathan, how are the levees holding up? lots of folks want to know that. >> reporter: yeah, very well here in new orleans, heather. in new orleans the army corps of engineers spent nearly $15 billion improving the left v. -- left v. system. some of the low-lying communities have been having problems...