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• Severe heatwaves and droughts are making extreme wildfires more frequent and intense worldwide

  and polluting smoke – as well as property, economies and the environment. The second annual State of Wildfires report has been co-led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), the UK Met Office, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF

• State of the Global Climate: 2017

  is a Senior Scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre, and co-edited the global climate chapter of the report. He said: “Despite 2017’s surface temperatures not breaking the absolute record, the fact that it is following the pattern of one warm year after another is concerning and we are seeing

• Hurricanes

  What is a hurricane? A hurricane is an area of low pressure over tropical or sub-tropical waters, with organised convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and sustained winds near the surface of at least 74 m.p.h. (and stronger gusts) circulating either anti-clockwise (in the northern hemisphere

• 2016: indicators of a changing climate

  and sea-levels in 2016. The report also highlights the fact that severe drought affected over 12 percent of the earth’s land surface in 2016, the longest such stretch of drought conditions on record. Professor Peter Stott is the acting head of the Met Office Hadley Centre. He said: “When viewed

• Wind and thunderstorm warnings issued

  , especially the south. Gusts of up to 60mph are possible in the very far southwest early on Wednesday whilst further along the south coast the highest gusts will be during Wednesday daytime. “Despite the centre of the low pressure crossing the UK, the highest wind speeds will be further south over

• Innovating the grid: how weather science is helping power the future of energy

  Centre Seasonal advice Maps & charts Maps & charts UK forecast UK weather map Cloud cover map Precipitation map Lightning map Rainfall map Temperature map Wind map Wind gust map Surface pressure charts All countries Climate Climate Climate explained What is climate change? Causes of climate change

• Are we still in a heatwave - and could another one develop next week? 

  Centre Seasonal advice Maps & charts Maps & charts UK forecast UK weather map Cloud cover map Precipitation map Lightning map Rainfall map Temperature map Wind map Wind gust map Surface pressure charts All countries Climate Climate Climate explained What is climate change? Causes of climate change

• New report suggests more global temperature records ahead

  , according to the update. It is very likely (91% chance) that the global mean near-surface temperature will temporarily exceed 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average levels for at least one year between 2026 and 2030. This level was also temporarily exceeded in 2024, when the global average surface

• Increasing influence of climate change on UK climate

  year with fewer frosts than average and it was one of the least snowy years on record. Undeniable warming trend for the UK Dr Mark McCarthy, head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, added: “The climate statistics over time reveal an undeniable warming trend for the UK. We

• 2024: record-breaking watershed year for global climate

  of at least 1.5°C on average over a longer period. However, it does show that the headroom to avoid an exceedance of 1.5°C, over a sustained period, is now wafer thin.”   Professor Rowan Sutton, Director of the Met Office Hadley Centre added: “By itself 1.5°C does not represent a cliff edge in terms