{"id":87401,"date":"2021-01-14T09:25:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T09:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=87401"},"modified":"2021-01-14T09:25:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T09:25:08","slug":"climate-change-and-coastal-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/climate-change-and-coastal-flood\/87401\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change and coastal flood: Yes, they are related"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The possibility of extreme coastal flood events could increase from the current rate of once every 100 years to every year by 2050, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<\/a> (IPCC)<\/h2>\n<p>Coastal flooding has been identified as one of the top priority risks for the UK by the Cabinet Office. Extreme weather events can have huge impacts on society, the environment and the economy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/carbon-emissions\/76540\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate change<\/a> can exacerbate the aftermath of such events.<\/p>\n<h3>Climate change, what is happening?<\/h3>\n<p>Climate change refers to long-term changes in average weather conditions, such as temperature and rainfall.<\/p>\n<p>Recent UK Climate Projections (UKCP) suggest the daily maximum temperature for the UK will rise above 40C in 2100 if there is no effort to regulate greenhouse emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The rising global temperature warms the atmosphere and ocean, causing land ice to melt and thermal expansion of seawater, which both contribute to sea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/innovative-flood-protection\/71288\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">levels rising<\/a>. The magnitude of storm surges and wave heights will also increase as a result.<\/p>\n<p>In short, a warmer world leads to higher sea levels. The UK has seen a 16cm rise in sea level since 1900 and it could increase to more than a metre by the end of the century, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meteorology (Met) Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Coastal flooding in the UK<\/h3>\n<p>Coastal flooding occurs when coastal defences are overtopped or breached by seawater. Factors that drive coastal flooding include waves, tides, storm surges and relative mean sea level.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, high seas with strong winds destroyed a sea wall in Dawlish, where Devon railway was left vulnerable to waves and caused a projected loss of \u00a335m.<\/p>\n<p>Coastal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/who-is-responsible-an-insight-into-property-flood-resilience\/84210\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flood risk<\/a> will always exist but it is possible to minimise its impact on society, environment and economy.<\/p>\n<p>Consequences of flooding have reduced over time due to improvements in flood defences and risk management. For example, in 2020, a new sea wall has been constructed in Dawlish to protect the railway and the town from future high seas and storms.<\/p>\n<h3>How is climate change related to coastal flooding?<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccip.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership<\/a> (MCCIP): \u201cExtreme sea levels exceeding critical flood-threshold are experienced more frequently than in the past due to mean sea level rise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other factors can also increase coastal flood risks like coastal erosion and precipitation. However, an increasing mean sea level will be the foremost driver for extreme sea levels and flooding, and this increase is a result of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Rising sea levels will increase the chance of overtopping existing defences, making existing coastal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/innovative-flood-protection\/71288\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flood defences<\/a> more vulnerable and more likely to fail once overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, coastal defences need to be futureproofed by considering the results of climate change and having procedures to adapt to the everchanging climate.<\/p>\n<h3>Current and future outlook<\/h3>\n<p>There is an effort from the UK government, local authorities and bodies to reduce the climate change rate and impact.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2020, the government adopted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/national-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-strategy-for-england--2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Flood &amp; Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England<\/a> to protect people and properties from flood events.<\/p>\n<p>Cooperatives are also legally required to work towards the net zero carbon mission to reduce carbon emission by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Climate change is bound to happen but it can be controlled to achieve a desired outcome, reducing the impact it creates.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate goal is to limit human contribution to climate change and adapt to it.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the future of flood defences, it is essential to review the effectiveness of procedures in place and plan maintenance to prevent rising seawater overtopping or breaching existing defences.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 520,000 properties in the UK are in areas with high risk from coastal flooding, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theccc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Committee on Climate Change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/guides-reviews\/stormmeister-flood-protection\/70738\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StormMeister\u00ae<\/a> has successfully protected properties and lives from coastal flood events. We provide a range of easy-to-operate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormmeister.com\/flood-barriers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flood resilience products<\/a>, including flood doors, windows, barriers and gates.<\/p>\n<p>In Dawlish, we have protected a commercial property situated opposite to the Dawlish sea wall from floods with our StormMeister\u00ae wheelchair friendly low threshold flood door.<\/p>\n<p>Our certified flood doors can protect properties from floodwater level of over 600mm.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking to safeguard your family and property from floods, we are here to help. Feel free to speak to us on 01772 704429 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:contact@stormmeister.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact@stormmeister.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claudia Mak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head of Design<\/p>\n<p>William M Snape Manufacturing (UK) Limited T\/A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormmeister.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StormMeister Flood Protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tel: +44 (0)1772704429<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:design@stormmeister.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">design@stormmeister.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stormmeister.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.stormmeister.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stormmeisterfp?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@stormmeisterfp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StormMeister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StormMeister<\/a><\/p>\n<p>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCG7mbTVLTsilawPG-WErdwQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William Snape<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MCCIP. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccip.org.uk\/media\/1999\/mccip-report-card-2020_webversion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report Card 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Agency. <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/920944\/023_15482_Environment_agency_digitalAW_Strategy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>IPCC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/sr15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Warming of 1.5 \u02daC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Met Office. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/research\/approach\/collaboration\/ukcp\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK Climate Projections (UKCP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Network Rail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkrail.co.uk\/stories\/five-years-since-we-reopened-dawlish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five years since we reopened Dawlish<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note: this is a commercial profile.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The possibility of extreme coastal flood events could increase from the current rate of once every 100 years to every year by 2050, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[693,464,908,595,851,276,78104,850,28235,31864],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172528],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-87401","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-climate-change","8":"tag-contributor-profile","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-flood-resilience","11":"tag-flooding","12":"tag-government","13":"tag-pbc-today-february-2021","14":"tag-risk-assessment","15":"tag-sh-stormmeister","16":"tag-weather","17":"stakeholder_rel_tag-stormmeister"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Climate change and coastal flood: Yes, they are related<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The possibility of extreme coastal flood events could increase from the current rate of once every 100 years to every year by 2050, according to the IPCC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/climate-change-and-coastal-flood\/87401\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Climate change and coastal flood: Yes, they are related\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The possibility of extreme coastal flood events could increase from the current rate of once every 100 years to every year by 2050, according to the IPCC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/climate-change-and-coastal-flood\/87401\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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