3. Glasgow – Rising River Clyde Threatens Urban Areas
Glasgow faces mounting risk from the River Clyde and surrounding estuarial areas as sea levels rise. A major study warns that even large-scale flood defence strategies—like managed realignment using wetlands—are insufficient to safeguard Glasgow Airport, River Cart areas, and other low-lying zones.
These findings highlight a growing consequence: existing defences can’t keep pace with tidal and surface flood threats—and developments near Clyde’s floodplains now pose serious danger.