FILE PHOTO: A man views flooded properties beside the River Severn in Ironbridge, Britain, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has launched a 5 million pound ($7 million) research programme to help better prepare for risks posed by climate change such as heatwaves and floods, the government said on Friday.
The move comes a week after scientists warned Britain’s weather is already being hit by climate change and following catastrophic floods across northwest Europe last month and wildfires in several Mediterranean countries this month.
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