London’s richest homeowners could be underwater by 2050 according to new climate change map

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London’s richest homeowners could be underwater by 2050 if emissions targets are not met according to a map released by an Irish insurance company.

The terrifying visualisation shows most of Barnes, and parts of Hammersmith, Fulham, Richmond, and Putney, all flooded according to projections by intelligence provider Gamma.

It is a horrendous picture for homeowners in South West London who may find their homes unsellable if buyers aren’t prepared to risk moving to a future floodplain.

READ MORE:London Underground staff ‘lacked PPE’ to deal with poo-ridden floods

The London boroughs of Merton and Kensington & Chelsea were among the top ten districts in the UK facing the largest impact, with as much as 18% of Merton’s buildings under threat.

Up to 13% of RBKC’s infamously expensive homes could be damaged, with properties in the borough selling for an eyewatering £35million and a single parking space for £250,000.

The report said: “The increasing severity and frequency of flood events will have severe implications for flood defences across the UK.

“Events that currently have a return rate of once per hundred years will become much more common as temperatures continue to rise.

“Some districts face much larger impacts than others.”



Another map shows East Anglia will be the worst affected area in the UK

Though Bolton and South Holland in Lincolnshire are expected to be worst affected, the maps also showed as much as 40% of homes and shops across swathes of London could be impacted by flooding come 2050.

The company also said the costs could be up to £122billion using estimates from 2020 insurance payouts after the wettest February on record.



Flooding in Battersea where some of the largest impacts are expected by 2050 at current emission levels

In total 3,066,318 properties, or one in ten, will be flood risks according to The Mirror .

Londoner’s have already had to deal with the effects of flooding in recent months, with Storm Aurore causing more flash floods in the capital only two days ago.



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In September iconic landmark Tower Bridge was flooded after a night of heavy rainfall.

Works are currently in progress to build a super sewer which should ease some of the pressure on London’s strained sewage system.

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The aim is to hit net-zero emissions by 2050 and keep the goal of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5C within reach.

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