The country went through a nation emergency, as the hottest day with a record temperature of 40,3 °C, was recorded in July. Not even a month later, the Amber alert was back in place and a heatwave was to be endured for four days. There was risk of forest fires, railways came to a stand still as the tracks were at the risk of buckling and breaking and airports suspended flights due to runways melting.
Now as the Britons come out of the heatwave, the coming week has forecast to bring storms and shower that can cause damage to homes and gardens, reported News Today.
Home insurance expert at Confused.com, Jessica Willock, says: “The recent heatwave sparked safety concerns as temperatures climbed above 30 degrees Celsius. And now storm and flash flood warnings in some areas of the UK means damage to our homes and gardens may occur, with fallen trees, water damage and defects to property exteriors.”
This climate crisis struck the country as half of Europe is in the grip of a drought, including England. Additionally, there are reports of River Thames drying up and an over- all scarcity of water.
While the climate crisis takes turn for the worse as time passes, it begs the question whether all the climate conferences and plans are practical or are mare theories.
Abbas Abdul Rafiu, a researcher at Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex said, “Not only in the UK, but the entire world is also at a tipping point. The government is taking many actions, but there is no coordination. Institutions are working in silos, and addressing climate change challenges requires galvanising ideas for solutions.”
He feels that there is a need to encourage policy engagement with academics and individual communities by politicians without setting boundaries.
Talking about how the public can contribute to climate action, Abbas further added, “Communities and individuals need transitions in lifestyles to accelerate sociotechnical, socioeconomical and socioecological regimes required to remedy these tripartite limitations.”
Research also shows that we don't only need technology to solve the current challenges posed by changing climate, but social innovation is also critical at this point.
