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TASTE OF THE MED IN UK
Parts of England could resemble the Mediterranean within 50 to 100 years, scientists say.
As climate change brings warmer, drier summers, olive groves, vines and fields of sunflowers are likely to become common features in south-east England.
Experts doubt that the traditional English country garden will survive in the southern counties.
They are discussing the impact of global warming on Britain's landscape at a conference at the University of Surrey, Guildford.
By 2050, summer temperatures in the south-east are expected to be 1.5 to 3C warmer than today, while average summer rainfall could fall by 35%.
Scientists believe the Mediterranean climate of southern France will not be exactly matched in England, since the levels of sunlight here are lower.
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