icLanarkshire: Scotland must find ways of adapting to a new and challenging climate, Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has said.
The country's climate has changed over the last few decades. Weather is more severe and wetter, with 2011 seeing around a third more rain than the average annual amount between 1961 to 1990.
A number of key bodies are to discuss how Scotland could be better prepared for extreme weather at a summit on Monday.
Representatives from the Met Office, the Scottish Environment...