b'Table 6.1 Climatic Hazard Impact area Risk Statement LA AssetsMore frequent and intense extreme events i.e. rainfall, wind and ! ! snow events will damage local authority buildings, housingstock, equipment and facilities (machinery yards, storagefacilities etc) giving rise to increased costs for maintenance, repair and replacement and increased demand on staff resources.! ! More frequent and intense extreme events will see more closures BusinessOperationsimpacting the local authority in performing normal daily tasks& Continuityexercising statutory duties and organising events.This will interrupt work flows and efficiencies, disrupt scheduled events and increase staff costs in dealing with extreme events.! ! Increased frequency of flooding and inundation, storm and extremeBusinessOperations cold events (snow) will give rise to general service disruption& Continuitypresenting difficulties for business continuity and the delivery of projects locally, as a consequence of staff being unable to travel to work.Business Projected increases in storm intensity will see a higher riskOperations of service disruption due to closure of local authority buildings, & Continuitydamage to local authority communications infrastructure, impact on road networks from debris and impact on utility networks e.g. electricity supply, directly impacting local authoritys ability to operate.Critical Extreme rainfall events could affect critical infrastructure such as roads,Infrastructurewater, sewerage, storm water, housing and communications, throughFlood/ Water flooding and inundation. Damage to critical infrastructure will! ! Management impact the economic function of transport routes, will give rise! ! to flooding impacts to properties and communities resulting in increased costs of clean up and maintenance, repair and insurance costsand a wider economic impact. Environment, Extreme rainfall events will give rise to flooding of habitats and washBio-diversity nutrients and sediment into watercourses. This will result in changes to geomorphology and cause contamination of watercourses. Landscape may become more vulnerable, ecologically sensitive and may ! ! result in habitat loss. Environment,Heatwaves and/or sustained drought conditions will result in significantBio-diversityand serious degradation of the natural environment and biodiversity with loss to/of important species/habitats, impact on important landscapes and reduction in water quality.CommunityHigher temperatures and more hot days could result in heat exhaustionand increased heat-related stress, with vulnerable people within ! ! communities increasing the need for emergency response.Remote communities are particularly vulnerable.48! !'