welcome to the programme. we ll start with the issue of climate change. first, pressure is growing on world leaders to make upcoming global climate talks count. there are many commitments from countries still falling short of where they need to be ahead of the un conference called cop26. and there s a new warning that the uk is not ready for the impact of climate change. the environment agency says hundreds could die from floods unless places where people can live, work and travel are made more resilient to the increasingly volatile weather. here s our science editor david shukman. a street in cardiff became a dangerous river earlier this month after a massive downpour. there was a similar scene in newcastle after torrential rain there. and around the same time, london was engulfed, raising questions about how we ll cope as climate change makes the weather even more violent. but the biggest shock came in germany lastjuly a surge of water tore through communities. 200 people
The City of Sioux City last week filed a lawsuit against the Sioux Falls-based operator of the Sioux City Marina. The head of the company provided a letter to The