Floods, humidity and rising temperatures caused by climate change threaten thousands of National Trust sites, the charity warns today.
It has developed a game-changing map to illustrate the risks facing some of its most famous and culturally significant sites.
The tool is based on a worst-case scenario failure to drive down carbon emissions over the coming decades, and highlights potential hazards in specific locations.
The likes of Ham House on the Thames, Lyme Park in Cheshire and Birling Gap in East Sussex are all feared to be in danger.
Floods, humidity and rising temperatures caused by climate change threaten thousands of National Trust sites, the charity warns today. Pictured: The Cherry Garden at Ham House on the Thames, which is at risk from climate change
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The National Trust has revealed which of its sites are most at risk from climate change in an interactive map.
Among the areas under threat are Northern Ireland s Giant s Causeway and Ham House in London.
The game changer map reveals several stately homes, landscapes and coastline that are all at different levels of risk from climate change.
The mapping tool outlines threats posed by climate impacts including extreme heat and humidity, landslides, high winds, and floods, and how they could change by 2060.
The map is based on a worst-case scenario of a failure to drive down carbon emissions over the coming decades, but is intended to be a flagging tool to highlight potential hazards in the area of a heritage or countryside site.
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