By 2070, the Met Office predicts that winters in the UK will be up to 30 per cent wetter than they were in 1990 and that rainfall will be up to 25 per cent more intense.
As a resident of York, a city that invariably loses its annual battle against the River Ouse, this is quite frankly terrifying.
Rowntree Park, which mercifully acts as a flood plain protecting hundreds of houses (including mine), was submerged for over four of the last 12 months.
So, too, were scores of green spaces and playing fields.
A few miles up the road, Tadcaster Albion, of the Northern Counties East League, were flooded out of their stadium on five separate occasions last season.
"Financially, it's tough as well because you've got gate money, lost revenue at the bar, food revenue and so forth," said chairman JOHN 6 ATON 1 C Garry Plant.
"Then when Saturday fixtures are rearranged for midweek, they generally have a lower attendance and the extra expense of floodlights. It's very disheartening."
And it's only going to get worse. A third of community pitches are already unplay able for two months of the year due to flooding. Based on those Met Office projections, the FA has estimated that 120,000 football games will soon be lost every year.
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I'M READY FOR A NEW PROJECT
LEAGUE One, League Two, National League John Coleman doesn't care. He just wants to manage a club with scope for 'doing an Accrington'.
BEARNE'S DOUBLE IS A PITMEN TRIUMPH
HEDNESFORD Town marched on as this tie was settled in the first 21 minutes with a glut of goals in favour of the Pitmen.
STAG-DO SPOILED BY LIAM DOUBLE
AFC Totton and Basingstoke played out an entertaining draw at The Snows Stadium.
FOALLE'S THERE AT DEATH TO STEA IT!
A GOAL with almost the last kick of the game from Jack Foalle saw Ashton's unbeaten start to the season go up in smoke at Hurst Cross after they had hit the post in each half.
TUDORS STAY TOP THANKS TO AJAYI!
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN secured a crucial victory over Slough Town that solidifies their position at the top of National League South.
MOLS ON ROLL AS NASH GO SECOND!
CURZON ASHTON moved up to second place after doing a job on former boss Adam Lakeland and his King's Lynn Town side at the Walks.
REAL DEAL HEED KEEP PILING ON THE POINTS
GATESHEAD scored early in each half to strengthen their position at the top of the table after they stretched their unbeaten start to the season to seven games.
JOSH JOY DELIGHTS DAGGERS BOSS BEN
JOSH UMERAH marked his first league start for Dagenham & Redbridge by grabbing the goal that ensured a share of the spoils at Maidenhead.
DOGGED DALE WILL NOT BE MOVED!
ROCHDALE cruised to victory with a superb first-half performance which settled the age-old debate as Dale's immovable defensive object blunted Aldershot's previously irresistible attacking force.
SPITFIRES BACK IN THE GROOVE
EASTLEIGH bounced back from their last-gasp defeat at Gateshead last weekend as they edged past lowly Tamworth in a lackluster affair at the Silverlake.