Lincolnshire has been named as the most vulnerable region in the UK to climate change.
Greater London, Wales and the East Riding of Yorkshire were also found to be particularly vulnerable over the coming decades.Lincolnshire was ranked 184th out of more than 2600 regions in terms of projected damage.Properties in Market Rasen, Spalding and Pinchbeck were hit by flash floods in August 2022 after weeks of drought.
“As a council, we will continue to take steps with other local and national partners to maintain and improve our defences where we can, and invest in schemes that tackle other flooding risks across the county, including improving drainage and investigating groundwater flooding. Rosemary Robinson of Lincolnshire Extinction Rebellion said: “We are sadly aware how much of the county is at risk of flooding over the next 80 years.
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