Millions of UK Homes at Risk of Sinking Due to Climate Change
Millions of homes in London, Essex, and Kent are at risk of sinking as the UK's climate crisis worsens. This threat is attributed to the impacts of a heating climate.
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Millions of homes in London, Essex and Kent at risk of sinking as climate crisis worsens
Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations down Millions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according toan analysis by the British Geological Survey (BGS). As hotter, drier summers driven by global heating become more frequent, the ground under houses can shrink and drag down a property’s foundations. The most vulnerable areas include London, Essex, Kent and a tranche of land from Oxford up to the Wash on ...
By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
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