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• Will UK thunderstorms become more extreme as our climate changes?

  As the UK heads into the warmer months, the likelihood of thunderstorms increases. While these dramatic weather events can be incredible to watch, they also bring a range of hazards, such as lightning strikes, flash flooding, power outages, and travel disruption. In this article, we'll look at what

• Climate change: AMOC likely to withstand future warming

  The paper published in the journal Nature was led by a team of scientists from the Met Office and the University of Exeter. Dr Jonathan Baker is a scientist at the Met Office and the paper’s lead author. He said: “The AMOC has a crucial role in regulating our climate; without it, northwest Europe’s

• 2023: The warmest year on record globally

  2023 is the tenth year in succession that has equalled or exceeded 1.0 °C above the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). The global average temperature for 2023 was 1.46 °C above the pre-industrial baseline; 0.17 °C warmer than the value for 2016, the previous warmest year on record in the HadCRUT5

• cloud_spotting_diy_activity.pdf

  water vapour, this is called evaporation. The higher up you get in the sky, the cooler the temperature, so as water vapour rises it cools. Eventually it becomes cool enough to turn back into water and a cloud forms, which we can see in the sky. Clouds are warmer than the surrounding air, meaning

• cloud-spotting-diy-activity.pdf

  water vapour, this is called evaporation. The higher up you get in the sky, the cooler the temperature, so as water vapour rises it cools. Eventually it becomes cool enough to turn back into water and a cloud forms, which we can see in the sky. Clouds are warmer than the surrounding air, meaning

• New research shows increasing frequency of extreme rain

  Gardens, flooding the underground and other infrastructure. This increase was found to differ across the UK. When looking regionally, future changes in extreme rainfall events could be almost 10 times more frequent in Northwest Scotland in 2080 compared to the 1980s, whilst in the south of the UK

• A look back at November's historical weather records

  ) on 5 November 1938. Scotland’s record stands at 20.6°C, set at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens and Liberton (Midlothian) on 4 November 1946. Northern Ireland’s highest November daily maximum was 18.5°C at Murlough (County Down) on 3 November 1979. November minimum temperature records Warm nights

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_201810.pdf

  October 2018 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1981-2010. October began with high pressure over the south, but a westerly flow affected central and northern areas, bringing relatively changeable weather to much of Scotland. The second week was unseasonably warm due

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_201810pdf

  October 2018 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1981-2010. October began with high pressure over the south, but a westerly flow affected central and northern areas, bringing relatively changeable weather to much of Scotland. The second week was unseasonably warm due

• Cold spell continues with further snow and ice warnings

  with the weather forecast through the week.” Advice on staying safe in cold weather With freezing temperatures as well as snow and ice impacting many areas of the UK, the Met Office’s WeatherReady campaign offers practical advice to help you prepare your home, garden, and daily routines for winter