h/t to Marc Morano
Most things in the UK last a long time. The temperate climate and stable geology preserve the works of man for hundreds of generations. The British Museum has the finest collection of stolen recovered artifacts in the world. Even the Luftwaffe had limited success at destroying their heritage.
But now the UK is faced with a new foe, more powerful than anything they have seen before. A hundred extra ppm of CO2 has brought the rail lines to the brink.
Lead author Fleur Loveridge, a PhD student at the University of
Southampton, said: “This is a really serious issue which needs to be
addressed.”
UK rail network ‘at risk’ from climate change
Ms Loveridge told BBC News: “Climate change in the near future is
‘locked in’ – it’s too late to change that.
“We need to raise awareness and increase maintenance budgets, as well
as supporting research to develop innovative engineering solutions to
tackle the problems before they happen.
“Proactive planning for climate change adaption offers much better
value for the taxpayer than bearing the huge costs when things go
wrong.”
Suppose the weather in England did become like Portugal – as predicted by the UK’s top climate comedians experts? Do trains in Portugal normally fall off the tracks?
