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Radio 4,2 mins

How Britain might resemble Madeira by 2060

Costing the Earth

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The most recent projections for global warming give Britain a climate resembling the island of Madeira which lies 350 miles from the coast of Morocco. Costing the Earth’s Tom Heap visits the island to get a glimpse of our predicted future where lizards scurry across rocks and exotic flowers flourish.

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