Sky News: Scilly Archipelago Affected by Climate Change 
storms and rising sea levels. The Local Council has called for urgent action to address climate issues and protect the islands in order to avoid future evacuation of the population, Sky News reported.
The Isles of Scilly Council has submitted a Climate Change Action Plan for the Climate Adaptation Scilly for public comment. The project involves an investment of approximately $ 4.8 million (£ 3.6 million) to protect the islands' infrastructure from the advancing sea. In recent years, the islands have seen an early start to the storm season, hotter summers and wetter winters. Storms are also becoming more frequent and violent, causing soil erosion and damage to farmers and pastoralists.
Rising sea levels threaten the largest freshwater source on the archipelago's main island, St Mary's. Salty seawater entering a freshwater lake can seriously affect the lives of people and animals. Climate change council chief Steve Watt said that in the worst case, climate change will sooner or later lead to the evacuation of the island's population.
According to Nicky Banfield, Isles of Scilly Public Relations Officer, the shift in seasons is helping a significant decline in the populations of seals and kittiwakes. Early storms wash away seals that have not matured into the sea, and the decrease in the food supply of gulls caused by changes in seasonal patterns has already led to a decrease in the number of birds by 89 percent since 2006.
The Isles of Scilly are located 45 kilometers to the south West of Cornwall, have a special status, rich history and attractive to tourists. Five of the 140 Isles of Scilly are inhabited, with a population of just over 2,000. A recent study by the University of Exeter showed that the archipelago was a single land mass less than 1000 years ago.