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across a diverse range of areas. From 2013 to 2017, he led a major international research project, HELIX, which has produced more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and made major contributions to the IPCC’s Special Report on global warming of 1.5°C. Professor Betts’ team at the Met
at the Met Office and University of Exeter. He said: “1.5 °C warming doesn’t represent a point where sudden changes will be initiated in the climate system. Staying below it is a target. But the greater the warming, the more severe the impacts of climate change will be. “If we could manage to lower
during the afternoon. Northern areas will enjoy sunny intervals, although the far northeast may see scattered showers. Temperatures will be noticeably cooler across much of the country, except for the southwest, where warm conditions will persist. Locations such as Plymouth could see highs of 22–23
rather warm, with temperatures climbing to a comfortable high of around 18°C. Making plans for the bank holiday weekend? Things are turning wetter and windier from Friday as low pressure arrives from the west 🌧️ Expect cloudy skies, scattered showers, and stronger winds, though a few brighter breaks
impacts in the south-west of England on the 1st and 2nd. The M48 between junctions 1 and 2 was closed temporarily and the Sandbanks Ferry, the St Mawes Ferry and the Tamar Ferry were suspended due to strong winds. On the 11th there was flooding on roads in south-east Wales and in Swansea. Further
Slow-worms at the Met Office Slow-worm A long-term resident at the Met Office, the Slow-worm is a native species to Eurasia and they are inhabitants of grasslands, scrub, woodlands and gardens. They can be found basking (warming up) under the reptile refugia that have been placed around the Met
and 5th were warm and sunny for most areas but cloudier and cooler in the north, and a band of high cloud affected some southern areas on the 5th. Temperatures reached 26.8 °C at Kew Gardens (London) on the 4th and 27.6 °C at Heathrow (London) on the 5th. A band of cloud and rain progressed slowly
Heatwave criteria Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Although much of the UK can expect a spell of warm and sunny weather lasting into early next week, it’s going to turn very hot for parts of England and Wales with temperatures widely reaching above 30 Celsius on Friday, Saturday
most areas were sunny and increasingly warm, with numerous locations exceeding 30 °C from the 25th onwards. Some southern areas saw very little rain throughout this month, with less than 2 mm at numerous stations. The provisional UK mean temperature was 14.8 °C, which is 1.8 °C above the 1981-2010
• Scotland: Scottish Environment Protection Agency: https://scottishfloodforecast.sepa.org.uk • Wales: Natural Resources Wales: https://5-day-flood-risk.naturalresources.wales Prepare a flood kit of essential items such as your insurance documents, a torch, a wind-up or battery radio, warm clothing
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