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, primarily as a result of ocean warming and melting of land-based ice. Even this relatively modest rise has been linked to substantial increases in coastal flood risk. For example, one study looking at the severe flooding in New York caused by Hurricane Sandy found that recent sea level rise had made

Cyclone outlook: The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ended at the end of November. The latest forecast, issued 01 August 2023, suggested a more active than usual North Atlantic tropical storm seasonal in 2023 - 19 named storms predicted (1991-2020 long-term average – 14), 9 hurricanes (long-term

, marking a return to more traditional autumnal weather. This rainfall – associated with the remnants ex-Hurricane Lee – will be heaviest and most persistent across parts of Wales and northwest England. Some surface-water and river flooding is possible in these areas, with a Yellow weather warning in force

and the University of Bristol. Doug obtained a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in computational fluid dynamics from Imperial College London. External recognition Lloyds' science of risk prize 2010, overall winner for research showing skilful multi-year predictions of Atlantic hurricane frequency. Hans Oeschger Medal 2022 for work on near-term climate prediction and the atmospheric response to sea ice.

MapAction. Or even assisting deployed teams for the charity as they support the emergency response to hurricanes, earthquakes and humanitarian crises around the world. As Jo has found, these two parts of life aren’t as separate as they may seem. When disaster strikes, it’s essential that national

the fifthcostliest year for insured losses since 1980 1 . In the USA alone, there have already been 15 events with damages of at least US$ 1bn in 2017*, resulting in the deaths of 282 people. Loss estimates for hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey range from US$ 15bn to US$ 55bn each 2 . Are extremes

, and how these might be represented in lower resolution models. He now leads the High Resolution Global Climate Modelling group, which studies the effects of model resolution in the coupled atmosphere/ocean/sea-ice system. External recognition Co-lead of CMIP6 HighResMIP protocol Member of the US CLIVAR Hurricane Working Group Coordinator of the Horizon 2020 PRIMAVERA project

. Dysgwch ragor yma: www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/ weather/tropical-cyclones/ hurricane https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ hazards/hurricanes/ https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/ hurricanes/index.html Tornado Weithiau fe'i gelwir yn drowynt. Mae tornado yn golofn o aer sy'n troi'n gyflym ac sy'n ymestyn o

a feature of our climate, and 2017 also experienced some notable events. In 2017 extreme rainfall in Venezuela triggered the most devastating floods in over a decade, whilst Hurricane Harvey set new rainfall records in Texas. In contrast, extreme drought affected at least 3% of global land area each month, a figure matched only in 1984, 1985, and 2016.”

waters they will lose this source of energy and weaken rapidly as a result. The waters in our latitudes of the North Atlantic are far too cool to sustain an actual hurricane. Steve Ramsdale, Chief Operational Meteorologist explains: “The remnants of tropical systems are likely to impact our weather