Just think of the things we rely on in our everyday life - our food, water supply, transport system and homes have all been developed or designed for today's climate.

Scientists predict that in Britain annual rainfall will stay the same, but less will fall in summer and more in winter, leading to droughts and flooding. They also predict that extreme weather will increase, with high winds, very heavy rain and very hot days affecting people's homes and health and disrupting road and rail systems.

Some crops such as Wheat can be severely affected by very hot weather and wildlife may also suffer. Already, some trees such as Beech and Ash are suffering from droughts and other woodland plants such as the Bluebell, which we treasure as being so British, may also suffer as trees come into leaf sooner, shading them out.

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