A Cumbria road destroyed in floods during storm Desmond, which scientists found had been made more likely by climate change (Image: A. Cooper/Barcroft Media)

UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn

A 2,000 page report by Committee on Climate Change predicts global warming will hit UK with deadly heatwaves, more flooding and water shortages The UK is poorly prepared for the inevitable impacts of global warming in coming decades, including deadly annual heatwaves, water shortages and difficulties in producing food, according the government’s official advisers. Action