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Blog10-day trend: Warm sunshine returns, but significant rain remains elusive for someAfter an exceptionally dry July for many parts of England and Wales, attention is turning to whether any meaningful rainfall is on the horizon.Read more -
BlogFestival forecast: Sunshine for many as festival season continuesFestivalgoers heading to events across the UK this week can look forward to largely favourable conditions, with plenty of dry weather, sunny spells and temperatures close to or slightly above average for the time of year.Read more -
BlogJuly 2026 weather stats: A county breakdownJuly 2026 was a remarkable month across the UK, and a closer look at county-level statistics shows just how widespread the warmth and sunshine were, but also how uneven the rainfall was.Read more
TerraFIRMA: Advancing climate change mitigation for a sustainable future
As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists, policymakers, and industry leaders are seeking effective strategies to mitigate the risks and impacts from climate change.
Boosting the scale, scope and impact of WISER Africa to help nations across the continent build resilience to the changing climate
Today at COP29 in Baku, Minister for Development, Anneliese Dodds, announced an additional £30+ million investment from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support the Met Office-led Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa programme.
Global warming update as COP29 gets underway
As COP29 gets underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, the WMO has released its annual update on the State of the Global Climate. This year the report contains an update on the current level of global warming.
How is our changing climate affecting nature?
In this blog with the Wildlife Trusts, we explore how climate change is impacting nature.
The Amazon: a hot spot for biodiversity and climate regulation
Thousands of delegates are attending the international biodiversity conference at COP16 in Cali, Colombia. Uppermost in their minds is stemming biodiversity loss and prevent the ongoing extinction of species and the destruction of wildlife-rich ecosystems.
Overshoot likely needed to keep to 1.5°C rise by end of century
Could the world still be on track to keep global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century?
Europe needs to prepare for temperatures of 50°C in future
Syracuse, in Sicily, has provisionally exceeded the previous European highest temperature with a record of 48.8°C yesterday. If the record is confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, this temperature will break the previous record of 48.0°C in Athens in 1977.
‘Fusing’ the best of UK science to build resilience to high-impact weather events and climate change
An urgent need to understand the increasing impacts of extreme weather and climate change and how these affect society is the focus of an expanded Met Office initiative which is developing deeper partnerships with key British universities.
July 2022: a dry run for UK’s future climate?
So far July 2022 has been the driest July in England since 1911. Up to 26 July there has been only 15.8mm of rain averaged across England; this is only 24% of the amount we would expect in an average July.
Climate Data Challenge – working in partnership for innovation
As Governments, organisations and individuals around the world seek to tackle the challenges of climate change, creativity and innovation are key to finding ways to improve our resilience to weather and climate.
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