Guardian: Britain needs to face up to a radical change in weather conditions that could be the result of global warming, and spend much more on flood defences, Sir David King, the government's special envoy on climate change, has said.
Amid the worst floods for decades, King said the UK must do more to manage the problem, potentially doubling spending to 1bn a year by 2020, as extreme weather events are likely to become more frequent.
The former chief scientific adviser spoke out as the UK braced itself...