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Reducing emissions through the Devon Carbon Plan
In this guest blog post from Devon County Council, they explore how Local Authorities can take action to reduce emissions in their area, and how the Devon Carbon Plan is doing this.
Making sense of climate change projections
Carbon budgets? Emissions scenarios? Degrees of warming? What does it all mean? If you are following the climate change conversation, you will have encountered information on future changes in climate. Carbon budgets, high- and low-emission scenarios, and future warming are all frequently discussed
Snow or no snow.. what do we know?
There is a lot of media speculation in the air, but it almost certainly won’t be accompanied by disruptive snow. That is the view of Helen Caughey – a Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster.
Why an ‘exact date’ weather forecast headline isn’t what it seems
As we move further towards meteorological winter, one thing as predictable as the changing seasons is online news headlines that promise the ‘exact date’ we will see snow in the UK, often weeks in advance. But where do these dates come from and how do you know if they are accurate?
UK Greenhouse Gas Emission Verification System
This month we are exploring the topic of emissions trends and drivers. Here we take a look at how national emissions are estimated and the relevance of this information for policymakers.
CSSP China: Celebrating a decade of scientific collaboration
A project aimed at enabling the development of cutting-edge climate science and its pull through into decision making and on-the-ground services is marking its 10th anniversary.
2023: on track to be Earth’s warmest year on record
Every month of 2023 has so far has exceeded 1.2°C above pre-industrial times [note], according to the HadCRUT dataset.
Wettest October on record for eastern Scotland
Eastern Scotland had its wettest October on record in a series which goes back to 1836, with some counties seeing well over twice their average rainfall for the month, according to provisional Met Office figures.
Can AI transform how we forecast the weather?
A partnership between the Turing and the Met Office aims to make weather forecasting more accurate and efficient write the Met Office’s Professor Kirstine Dale and Dr Scott Hosking, senior research fellow at the Alan Turing Institute.
Food security under pressure from climate change
The UN define food security as when all individuals, at all times have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food security is under pressure from the direct impacts of climate change and food supply chains need to be better prepared and more resilient to deal with global shocks and the extremes of extreme weather.
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