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Extreme Climate Is Bad News for UK’s Historical Homes Built on Sinking Clay - Bloomberg

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Extreme Climate Is Bad News for UK’s Historical Homes Built on Sinking Clay - Bloomberg

London Is Falling Down and It's Because of Climate Change

Drier summers and wetter winters are causing historic buildings, some of which survived World War II, to crack and tilt. Subsidence-related insurance payouts have spiked too.
Historical houses in and around London, many built in the 19th century, are developing cracks or tilting as London clay reacts to extreme and erratic weather events of the past couple of years. Source: Aspray

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