The deluge of rain which has seen Wales swamped by floods might be subsiding, but the threat of what it means for our climate remains unchanged. While experts can’t say for certain that the floods were caused by global warming alone, it is consistent with the risks that come with it.
Although Wales, like the rest of the world has always experienced extreme weather events, the problem with climate change is that it means they will become more frequent. It comes amid rising sea levels, and a terrifying change in the globe’s temperature as a whole.
Tom Rippeth is a professor of physical oceanography at Bangor University and has been involved in climate science since studying for a physics and meteorology degree in 1984. He said: “These events are becoming more frequent and by definition we're going to get extreme ones more often.”
