🌿 Environment 2d ago · Matthew Taylor

How to flood-proof your home: from water-thirsty plants to deflated footballs

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How to flood-proof your home: from water-thirsty plants to deflated footballs
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After summer’s heatwaves, prepare for winter of storms and heavy rain, with millions of UK homes at risk of flooding The accelerating climate crisis and this year’s record-breaking El Niño mean that, although the summer’s heatwaves are still fresh in the memory, households in the UK are already being told to prepare for a potentially destructive winter of storms and heavy rain – leaving millions of homes at risk of flooding.Government action is needed to improve flood defences and build reliance

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