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Jun 20, 2009
DECC & DEFRA publish UK Climate Projections Report
The Department for Climate Change and The Department Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have published a report on UK climate projections. The Projections contain information on observed and future climate change, based on the latest scientific understanding. Click here for a link to the full report.
Key findings
- Average global temperature and sea level have risen since the late 19th century, and at an increased rate over the past few decades.
- Average UK temperature has risen since the mid 20th century, as have average sea level and sea surface temperature around the UK coast. Over the same time period, trends in precipitation and storminess are harder to identify.
- Average temperature across all regions of the UK has risen since the mid 20th century. Over the same time period, trends in precipitation are harder to identify.
- It is very likely (>90% probability, IPCC) that man-made greenhouse gas emissions caused most of the observed temperature rise since the mid 20th century.
Regional key findings present future predicitons for the South West based on the results of low, medium and high emmisions scenarios. Click here for the results.