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BlogWarnings for thunderstorms issued, but why do we get them in warm weather?Warnings for thunderstorms have been issued for many western parts of the UK in the coming days, as a transition to the weather pattern is on the way.Read more -
BlogPollen forecast: High levels across the UKPollen levels remain very high across much of the UK at the end of June, with grass pollen continuing to dominate and weed pollen also contributing to high overall levels in many areas.Read more -
BlogSupporting the British Red Cross to build resilience to extreme heatA new prototype website tool has been created to help people working and volunteering at the British Red Cross better understand their climate-related risk, make climate-informed decisions for adaptation and enhance resilience to extreme heat events in a changing climate.Read more
Global temperature: how does 2020 compare so far?
The Earth’s average temperature has increased by about 1 degree C since pre-industrial times, which for the climate record is calculated as the period 1850-1900.
Coronavirus will impact the atmospheric CO2 record – but not enough to slow global heating
The drop in global carbon-dioxide emissions following the coronavirus pandemic could be large enough to noticeably slow the build-up of CO2 in the atmosphere this year, a team of scientists at the Met Office and Scripps Institution for Oceanography have predicted.
Cold December concludes warmest year on record for UK
NOTE: This blog has been updated to include the full provisional statistics for December 2022. A cold December bucked the trend of 2022 and ended the year as the only month which saw below-average temperatures, according to provisional Met Office figures.
What can we say about the weather this Winter?
Professor Paul Davies Met Office Fellow (Meteorology) and Chief Meteorologist said; “Weather patterns for October look mobile with a westerly or south westerly air flow likely to bring Atlantic weather systems across the UK at times, resulting in periods of wet, and potentially windy weather, a greater proportion of which will affect the north and west. Temperatures are predicted to be above average in October.
New year begins with a sudden stratospheric warming
Meteorologists are already able to note a significant atmospheric observation in their 2021 diaries with the beginning of a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW), which started over the weekend – this was forecast last week.
Spring 2020: the sunniest on record in the UK
The UK has recorded the sunniest spring since records began in 1929. Since that time there have been only nine UK springs recording more than 500 hours of sunshine, with the previous sunniest being 555.3 hours in 1948.
Did climate change have an impact on Storm Desmond?
The exceptional rainfall in Cumbria over the past few days saw the fall of numerous records and has led many to ask whether it is linked to climate change. The records are based on digitised data going back to the 19th Century.
A change in the pollen season – but is it worse than normal?
The effects of hay fever are already increasingly being felt across the UK, with grass pollen now fully in focus following the spring release of many types of tree pollen.
The Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme: Driving Climate Science for a Resilient Future
As the climate we live in changes, there is an ever-growing need for climate information to aid resilience, adaptation, and mitigation planning both in the UK and globally.
Socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change
This month, we have been looking more closely at the role of the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme and how its research meets UK government evidence needs, supporting the UK and global climate community to understand and respond to climate challenges.
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