Urgent cuts to global greenhouse gas emissions needed to avoid worst sea-level rise flooding in the UK, study shows

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Jul 21, 2026, 9:00 pm125 ptsTrending
A pioneering study has revealed that by the turn of the next century, at least half a million more people in the UK will be at risk of coastal flooding—a 25% increase compared with now. The research, led by the Met Office and the University of Bristol, quantifies for the first time the scale of the UK…

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