The UK’s road, rail and other vital networks are threatened by global warming, warns Dr Janet Young

Your article sets out the stark picture we’re dealing with (Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024, 10 January). Climate change is causing more extreme weather, and if we don’t speed up our global transition to clean energy, it will only get worse.

Making societies more resilient is mentioned, briefly. This is a topic that should be given much more prominence. Despite warnings from the Climate Change Committee and the United Nations, rising temperatures, and more extreme weather events all over the world, we have yet to take decisive action to adapt the UK’s infrastructure.