Department of Energy and Climate Change Issues Weather Warning For Birmingham

A DIRE warning from our Department of Energy and Climate Change. And we learn that Birmingham is going balmy:

Energy and Climate Change Minister, David Kidney reads from the Big Bumber Book of Nu Speak:

“The Transition Plan is a route map to a low carbon country, future proofing our kids’ way of life. The UK will be the first major economy to convert to low carbon living, and the first to reap the benefits.

“As a world leader in cutting edge technology the West Midlands needs to harness its legacy of ingenuity and entrepreneurship to play a role in the shift to low carbon. The region can play a key role in this transition as a hub for low carbon manufacture, innovation and transport.”

And we must act fast because:

The UK Climate Projections published last month show that if we don’t take action by 2080 the temperature for the hottest day of the year in the West Midlands could increase by a scorching 100 C by 2080 and even by 2040 there could be 11 per cent less rainfall in the summer leading to subsidence, lower crop yields and water stress.

It’s 18 C in Birmigham today. In 2080, it’ll be 118 C.

Anorak

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