3 reasons why David Cameron must get rid of Owen Paterson; Hundreds of railway lines could be destroyed; Linking the floods with climate change – and why it’s important

3 reasons why David Cameron must get rid of Owen Paterson 
Green group Greenpeace is calling for the environment minister Owen Paterson to be fired. The group says Paterson is to blame because he allowed the Environment Agency's flooding budget to be cut after the Committee on Climate Change caused it to be increased, and ignored the risk that climate change will cause more flooding and extreme weather events. Joss Garman, Greenpeace 

Hundreds of railway lines could be destroyed 
Rising sea levels and storm surges threaten to destroy hundreds of railway lines up and down the UK, according to an expert engineer. Lines between Sellafield and Maryport, at Flimby, Parton and Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, at Margate in Kent, at Sheringham in Norfolk, at Saltburn in North Yorkshire, and at Towyn and Barmouth in North Wales are among those at risk from rising sea levels caused by climate change. Phillip Pank, The Times 

Linking the floods with climate change – and why it’s important 
According to polls, people think the UK will suffer more flooding as a result of climate change, and people tend to see weather extremes in general as climate change-related. But these floods in particular haven’t really been linked with climate change, with slightly more people saying they’re probably not linked than say they are. Leo Barasi, Noise of the crowd