OVER 20 stadiums could be flooded by 2050 due to climate change, including four Premier League clubs

An eye-watering 22 football stadiums in Europe could be at major risk of flooding in the next 30 years due to the impact of climate change, according to a stunning study.

From Germany to France to England, football stadiums in Europe could be hit with partial flooding or complete flooding due to a temperature rise.

That is according to the findings of a study, which was published in the Environmental Research Letters, and found temperatures could climb up 4C higher.

Speaking to The Independent, Climate Central CEO and chief scientist Ben Strauss said: “To me, the main message is how great the difference is between our possible future worlds depending on whether we cut pollution sharply or continue closer to business as usual.

“Our descendants are going to be dealing with these consequences for hundreds of years.

“It’s about the survival of scores of coastal cities around the world.”

With temperatures predicted to rise 4C higher than pre-industrial levels across the world, four Premier League stadiums are projected to be hit in a major way by 2050.

Both Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge and West Ham’s London Stadium could be partially flooded, while Norwich City’s Carrow Road would be flooded annually.

Posted below are the stadiums which could be affected by partial or complete flooding by 2050.

Premier League

• Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge: partially flooded on an annual basis
• Norwich City’s Carrow Road: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Southampton’s St Mary’s: partially flooded due to sea level rise, with completely flooded on an annual basis
• West Ham’s London Stadium: partially flooded on an annual basis

Championship

• QPR’s Loftus Road: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Fulham’s Craven Cottage: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Millwall’s The Den: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Hull City’s KCOM Stadium: partially flooded due to sea level rise
• Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium: partially flooded on an annual basis

League One

• Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium: encircled by a flooded area on an annual basis
• Fleetwood Town’s Highbury: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Ipswich Town’s Portman Road: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Peterborough United’s London Road: partially flooded on an annual basis
• Portsmouth’s Fratton Park: completely flooded on an annual basis

League Two

• Grimsby Town’s Blundell Park: partially flooded due to sea level rise, completely flooded on an annual basis
• Leyton Orient’s Brisbane Road: partially flooded on an annual basis
• Morecambe’s Globe Arena: completely flooded on an annual basis
• Newport County’s Rodney Parade: completely flooded due to sea level rise
• Scunthorpe United’s Glanford Park: completely flooded on an annual basis

Ligue 1

• Bordeaux’s Matmut Atlantique: completely flooded on an annual basis

Bundesliga

• Werder Bremen’s Weserstadion: partially flooded on an annual basis