Britain’s Prince Charles claims the flooding in Somerset is a "classic example" of the consequence of ignoring climate change.
The 65-year-old royal visited the county in South West England on Tuesday (04.02.14) where he witnessed the devastating effects of flooding for local residents and businesses and he puts this down to the "little attention" society has given to "accumulating impact of climate change".
Talking yesterday (06.02.14) at a summit organised by his charity Business in the Community, he explained: "Incidentally I was down in Somerset this week and it is, I think, a classic example of what happens if we pay little attention to the accumulating impact of climate change on the larger picture.
"What we’re increasingly finding now, I think, is that we’re having to deal with the symptoms, and tinker with them, which is going to become ever more expensive."
Charles wants society to look at the long term effects that this can have since disasters like flooding "kill off the soil" and which in turn will affect crop growth.
He added: "It’s just perhaps a bit of a reminder, possibly, and a wake-up call, that we have to take a longer-term view because if you’re going to grow anything and farm it, the weather is hugely important in all this. You can’t just suddenly remove the help from people."
Prince Charles warns risk of ignoring climate change
