Extreme weather events have become a dominant feature of the narrative
surrounding changes in global climate. with large impacts on ecosystem
stability, functioning and resilience, however, understanding of their
risk of co-occurrence at the regional scale is lacking. Based on the UK
Met Office's long-term temperature and rainfall records, we present the
first evidence demonstrating significant increases in the magnitude,
direction of change and spatial co-localization of extreme weather
events since 1961. Combining this new understanding with land use
datasets allowed us to assess the likely consequences on future
agricultural production and conservation priority areas. All land uses
are impacted by the increasing risk of at least one extreme event and
conservation areas were identified as hotspots of risk for the
co-occurrence of multiple event types. Our findings provide a basis to
regionally guide land use optimisation, land management practices and
regulatory actions preserving ecosystem services against multiple
climate threats.