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Explore local, national and global impacts.
Everyday activities like driving, heating homes, and manufacturing goods release greenhouse gases which get trapped in our atmosphere, causing global warming. This can lead to an increase in extreme weather events such as storms, flooding and heatwaves.
See the impacts in your local area using this Met Office and BBC tool.
Explore the impact of rising sea levels using this interactive map.
Local impact>
Morpeth floods
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Damage to nearly 1,000 properties
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More than 400 residents evacuated
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Over £40 million worth of damage
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Flood level reached 3.89 metres, 0.8 metres higher than previous peak of 3.19
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Storm Arwen
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Northerly winds gusting at over 69mph - highest 98mph at Brizlee Wood
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One of the most powerful and damaging winter storms of the latest decade.
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Thousands of Northumberland houselholds lost power for several days
Haydon Bridge Wildfires
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18 hectares of land burnt
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Smoke pollution in surrounding area
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Ecological damage
Global effect>
The impact of climate change is displacing millions of people, disrupting global trade and food production. We will continue to be affected by events across the globe as temperatures rise.
