Engineers urge government to act now to 'climate-proof' UK infrastructure | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Generating power from human waste and resurfacing the UK's road network are among the recommendations made by engineers in the most extensive study to date of how to protect the country's infrastructure from the worst effects of climate change.

Extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heatwaves and more intense storms are expected to become more common as the world warms. This means vital infrastructure – including transport, sewage and water treatment, and electricity and communications networks – is vulnerable to severe damage.

Dec 2010: Snow snarls UK travel - NashuaTelegraph.com

LONDON – The snow was melting off London’s streets, but Heathrow Airport told infuriated passengers it won’t restore full service until Thursday – five days after a 5-inch snowfall turned hundreds of thousands of holiday plans into a nightmare of canceled flights and painful nights sleeping on terminal floors.