The UK Climate Change Projections 2009

The UK Climate Change Projections 09 (UKCP09) have been released by DEFRA. They predict the climate of the UK up to the 2080s. The principal findings are:

• all areas of the UK will get warmer, and the warming is greater in summer than in winter
• there will be little change in the amount of precipitation (rain, hail, snow etc.) that falls annually, but it is likely that more of it will fall in the winter, with drier summers, for much of the UK
• sea levels will rise, and are greater in the south of the UK than the north

The full report may be found on the DEFRA website.

Farmers and growers will increasingly need to have regard to the changing weather patterns to ensure suitable crop choice and hence profitability.

Christopher D'OlleyMRICS

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Christopher D'Olley is a Partner and is head of the Rural team in Winchester. Christopher has extensive experience working for large rural estates and private rural clients ...

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Christopher D'Olley is a Partner and is head of the Rural team in Winchester. Christopher has extensive experience working for large rural estates and private rural clients

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