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of pollution can be damaging to our health, but the more that you are exposed to, the bigger the risk and the larger the impact it can have. www.metoffice.gov.uk | 6 © Crown Copyright 2024, Met Office TRUE OR FALSE Q3. Air pollution contributes to between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths per year in the UK

-term underpinning stresses which include big infrastructure issues, climate change etc. A large piece of analysis on the emissions in the city - the Belfast Net Zero Carbon Roadmap - was also commissioned. That identified where to address resources to reduce emissions, particularly around buildings

, calculate the global surface temperature each month, and each year too. Global surface temperature records are needed to give us the big picture about how our climate is changing. Explain that they are going to have a look at real-life data to learn more about climate change 20 minutes Groupwork

and other health conditions. “There is also a concern for older people who have difficulty heating their homes to a comfortable level because of the bigger energy bills we are facing. There is concern too for those with restricted mobility, who may find it harder to get out and about while travel

Millions of British families are to make a last-minute getaway this weekend, with 58% of respondents revealing plans to holiday in the UK for the bank holiday.   The warmer UK weather has led to a big increase in domestic vacations in 2018 compared to 2017, with half (50%) choosing to holiday

are needed for your job? You definitely need to be a good team player and problem solver. Combining creativity with technical know-how can be a big bonus too – it really helps if you can look at a challenge and think outside the box. What do you love most about your job? Getting to work with so many

in an hour could be 3.5 times more likely by the 2070s compared with the 1990s. In London 30mm/hr could be 2.5 times more likely. 30mm of rain in one hour is a threshold which is typically used to trigger flash flood warnings. These results suggest a big increase in the frequency of flash flood

are needed for your job? You definitely need to be a good team player and problem solver. Combining creativity with technical know-how can be a big bonus too – it really helps if you can look at a challenge and think outside the box. What do you love most about your job? Getting to work with so many

service, where warnings will be issued for severe impact events. The Board appreciated that the change to impact based warning, rather than threshold based, is a big, but advantageous step. • The Chairman of Met Office Scientific Advisory Committee (MOSAC) delivered his Chairman’s report. • The Chairman

We actually start getting questioned about this in October (sometimes before), but the short and disappointing answer is; it is still too early to say. It’s not until the week before Christmas that we should start to have an idea about the chances of seeing any flurries on the big day