The impacts on our water are significant and with regards to flooding, it is vital we start thinking about immediately.

Sea levels

As temperatures rise, the sea will absorb heat from the atmosphere, causing it to expand and therefore creating sea level rises

Glaciers

If the entire Western Antarctic ice sheet melts, the water produced will raise sea levels by 5-6 metres.

Flooding

Major floods that have only happened before say, every 100 years on average, may now start to happen every 10 or 20 years. The flood season may become longer and there will be flooding in places where there has never been any before.

Gulf stream

As the Gulf Stream becomes weaker, it may become less stable and therefore be more likely to shut down completely in the future.