Tuesday, October 26, 2010

UK rail network 'at risk' from climate change


Changes to the climate could pose a "serious threat" to the UK rail network, scientists have warned.

Extreme weather events - wet winters and hot summers - are projected to become more common over the next 50 years as a result of global warming.

A new study, in the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, predicts this could lead to more landslides and floods.

See full Article.