Communities set to be abandoned as climate change bites
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Some communities may be abandoned as climate change results in more intense storms and flooding.
The Government will today release the first national strategy for dealing with the inevitable effects of global heating.
It will include plans for the next six years what's called "managed retreat" - moving communities out of harms way.
Climate Reporter Hamish Cardwell has more.