Over 800,000 homes across the UK could face a severe risk of flooding by 2080, a stark new analysis has warned, as environmental campaigners highlight the escalating impacts of climate change on British households.
The research, conducted by flood risk assessment firm Geosmart on behalf of Greenpeace, indicates that approximately 866,000 properties – a figure equivalent to all homes in Birmingham, Liverpool, and Sheffield combined – could be at "high" or "very high" risk.
