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Spring starts with a mild and wet March
Meteorological spring kicked off with a mild and wet month of weather for the UK, with southern areas particularly wet compared to average.
What’s the pollen outlook this year?
The Met Office launches this year’s Pollen Forecast today (Friday 22 March) which will run until mid-September.
Do you know what climate action to take for a safer future?
This blog discusses changes you can make to help reduce your impact on the climate.
Met Office scientists protecting our forests from pests and pathogens
Today is the United Nations International Day of Forests, and in this blog post we explore the importance of this work.
One in 250-year event underway high in the atmosphere
For the first time since records began in the mid 20th century , this extended winter period (November to March) is the first in our observational records to see three Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) events.
Wildlife banking on a warm spring
Today (1 March 2024) is the first day of meteorological spring. We cannot yet guarantee exactly what this spring will bring, but wildlife will be betting on another warm one, writes Grahame Madge – a Met Office climate spokesman and wildlife enthusiast – ahead of the United Nations’ World Wildlife Day on Sunday.
The risk of wildfires in a changing climate
Fires can be a natural and positive part of the healthy functioning of many ecosystems. However, the pattern of large or unusual fires – known as wildfires – is changing, and there is scientific consensus that climate change is promoting the conditions on which they depend, such as the frequency and intensity of fire weather.
A precautionary approach required to avoid large-scale collapse of the Amazon forest
The Amazon is a complex dynamical system with extraordinarily diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems which are home to more than 10% of Earth’s biodiversity, as well as 40 million people.
Our changing weather patterns: a tale of abrupt transitions
Our weather is notoriously changeable – that is partly what makes it one of the nation’s talking points. But peering through the statistics a striking pattern emerges: one where the weather oscillates abruptly between different and contrasting phases lasting for a while before the next phase in the sequence begins to dominate.
A month of contrasts for January’s weather
January 2024 brought a month of contrasts to the UK weather, with three named storms, a significant spell of cold, wintry weather and finally a new UK daily maximum temperature record for January.
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