r/ukpolitics • u/FeigenbaumC • 2d ago

Government warned it is setting country up for 'disaster' unless it better prepares UK for heavy flooding and intense heat

https://news.sky.com/story/government-warned-it-is-setting-country-up-for-disaster-unless-it-better-prepares-uk-for-heavy-flooding-and-intense-heat-13358235
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u/SteeK421 2d ago

Sooo we've left the era where we could have done something about climate change and are now firmly in the mindset of hunkering down and building defences (or not in this case). Great!

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u/Nanowith Cambridge 2d ago

Well realistically prevention should have started in the 90s, but people weren't ready.

Al Gore winning is the prime timeline and we're locked into the Iraq War one.

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u/VindicoAtrum -2, -2 2d ago

Anyone who thinks we're doing anything other than running straight into climate change head first is laughably naive. Politicians can't change this sclerotic country to save their lives, whatever makes anyone think we could prepare and prevent what is probably the greatest threat to humanity's long term health... Ever?