h/t to Marc Morano

Most things in the UK last a long time. The temperate climate and stable geology preserve the works of man for hundreds of generations. The British Museum has the finest collection of stolen recovered artifacts in the world. Even the Luftwaffe had limited success at destroying their heritage.

But now the UK is faced with a new foe, more powerful than anything they have seen before. A hundred extra ppm of CO2 has brought the rail lines to the brink.

Lead author Fleur Loveridge, a PhD student at the University of

Southampton, said: “This is a really serious issue which needs to be

addressed.”

UK rail network ‘at risk’ from climate change

Ms Loveridge told BBC News: “Climate change in the near future is

‘locked in’ – it’s too late to change that.

“We need to raise awareness and increase maintenance budgets, as well

as supporting research to develop innovative engineering solutions to

tackle the problems before they happen.

“Proactive planning for climate change adaption offers much better

value for the taxpayer than bearing the huge costs when things go

wrong.”

Suppose the weather in England did become like Portugal – as predicted by the UK’s top climate comedians experts? Do trains in Portugal normally fall off the tracks?