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New map: properties under threat from flooding
7 October 2004
Increasing numbers of homes will be at risk of flooding as a result of global climate change, Friends of the Earth said today. The warning comes as the Environment Agency publishes a comprehensive map of properties at risk from flooding showing that hundreds of thousands of homes in England and were under threat [1]
In September the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said that "the 1.7m homes believed to be at risk from river or coastal flooding in England could see their market value drop by as much as 40%" [2]
Friends of the Earth's climate campaigner Catherine Pearce said
"Hundreds of thousands of homes in England and Wales are already at risk from flooding, and many more are in danger as a result of global warming. Urgent action is needed to radically reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases. If we fail to act millions of people in the UK and across the world may end up paying the price with their homes, lives and livelihoods."
Friends of the Earth's climate challenge provides information on how individuals can to do more to tackle carbon dioxide emissions in their daily life. For more information and tips on saving energy see climate challenge.
Notes
[1] The EA says that 1.8million properties fall within the area with a one in a hundred chance each year of flooding from rivers, or one in two hundred chance of flooding from the sea.
[2]. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors article
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