Impacts of climate change on the Glasgow City Region

1 Vale of Leven hospital, Alexandria

Risk of river flooding

 

2 West Highland line, northern Clyde coast

Track and bridges at risk from coastal erosion

 

3 Erskine Bridge

Risk of ‘extreme exposure’ to future stronger and more frequent gales

20 km

Erskine, Bishopton,

east and north Glasgow

Socio-economic impacts on the poorest felt most strongly

20 miles

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Glasgow

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The region comprises eight local authorities and a third of Scotland’s population

4 Royal Alexandra hospital, Paisley

Risk of river and surface water flooding

 

5 M8 motorway, central Glasgow

Risk of flooding

 

6 M74 motorway at Hamilton

Threatened by extreme flooding events

Vale of Leven hospital, Alexandria

Risk of river flooding

Erskine Bridge

Risk of ‘extreme exposure’ to future stronger and more frequent gales

Erskine, Bishopton,

east and north Glasgow

Socio-economic impacts on the poorest felt most strongly

West Highland line, northern Clyde coast

Track and bridges at risk from coastal erosion

M8 motorway, central Glasgow

Risk of flooding

Glasgow

M74 motorway at Hamilton

Threatened by extreme flooding events

Royal Alexandra

hospital, Paisley

Risk of river and surface water flooding

The Glasgow city region comprises eight local authorities and a third of Scotland’s population

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10 miles