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18 January 2011
Defra's UK presents climate-proofing plans

First batch of climate adaptation plans submitted to the UK environment ministry Defra.
Roads built to the same standards as the scorching south of France; fish moved from the overheated Lake District to cooler waters in Scotland; lighthouses threatened by rising seas.
From measures in use already to seemingly far-fetched scenarios for the future, these are some of the findings in the first batch of climate adaptation plans submitted to the environment ministry Defra.
If you want to read athe article by David Shukman - Environment correspondent, BBC News, see the webpage.

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