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Day saw persistent rain from the previous day finally clearing to the south after an amber rain warning had been issued on New Years Eve for southern parts of northern England. Significant flooding affected parts of Lancashire and the south side of Manchester, where one of the principal flood

, two weeks earlier. This event caused flooding further west – across parts of Wales, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Manchester. The chart below shows station totals for the 47-day period 22 September to 7 November 2019 as a percentage of the annual average rainfall. Over this period 250 to 300mm

. Mavis worked on all the earliest computers used by the Met Office to develop Numerical Weather Prediction from a theory into an operational process. She started working on the Lyons Electric LEO 1 which was owned by the Lyons catering company, followed by the Ferranti Mark 1 computer at Manchester

from 19 – 21 January leading to widespread flooding and snow to parts of the UK. Several severe weather warnings were issued to cover the system and Manchester and South Yorkshire declared major incidents due to the flooding risks. Colder air swept in again in the wake of Storm Christoph, bringing

What does an emergency response officer do?  I've been doing this for 30 years and there's no such thing as regular or common when it comes to emergencies. In the last year, I have been at Manchester Airport welcoming Afghan refugees, and I've dealt with a terrorist incident at Liverpool Women's

Prof Paul Monks, BEIS The Right Honourable Lord Stern of Brentford, LSE Panellists Prof Catherine Mitchell, Exeter Uni Prof Alice Larkin, Manchester Uni Prof Laura Diaz Anadon, Cambridge Uni Prof Jenny Nelson, Imperial College London Mr Jim Maltby, DSTL 14.35-15.00 Break 15.00-16.35 Theme 4 - Climate

and northern England and Scotland - ended the hot spell. The storms resulted in some flash flooding problems (on 23 July, 35.6 mm was recorded in 1 hour at Nottingham, Watnall), with the dry, hard ground resulting in rapid runoff. Lighting affected train and tram services in parts of Manchester

The Right Honourable Lord Stern of Brentford, LSE Panellists Prof Catherine Mitchell, Exeter Uni Prof Alice Larkin, Manchester Uni Prof Laura Diaz Anadon, Cambridge Uni Prof Jenny Nelson, Imperial College London Mr Jim Maltby, DSTL 14.35-15.00 Break 15.00-16.35 Theme 4 - Climate resilient development

of Brentford, LSE Panellists Prof Catherine Mitchell, Exeter Uni Prof Alice Larkin, Manchester Uni Prof Laura Diaz Anadon, Cambridge Uni Prof Jenny Nelson, Imperial College London Mr Jim Maltby, DSTL 14.35-15.00 Break 15.00-16.35 Theme 4 - Climate resilient development: minimising impacts and trade

in Barrow, Cumbria. Flights from Manchester and Edinburgh to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland were cancelled, and in Wales some roads and railway lines were closed. Ferry services between Wales and Ireland were also disrupted. Storm Ophelia brought heavy rain and very mild temperatures caused