Everything you need to know to keep safe at home in a changing climate
Advice on the following topics
Recent Government research (Apr 2026) found that -
Only 13% of people felt totally prepared for an emergency or disaster
46% believed authorities were slightly or not at all prepared for emergency
Only 10% of people felt their community was totally prepared for an emergency or disaster
With the current increases in temperature, the UK could experience average temperatures of 40C in summer in 20 years time (Met Office)
1 in 6 properties are at risk of flooding in the UK (Environmental Agency 2024)
It is estimated that the UK faces a 5 billion litre deficit of water per day by the next 20 years (Environiment Agency 2025)
34% of the UK's overhead power lines could be affected by the prevalence of increasing storms with increase outages due to extreme heat (Carbon Management Study 2025)