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the Bay of Bengal lying in one of the most active regions for tropical storms in the world. Bangladesh is also one of the world’s most densely populated countries, with extreme poverty a major problem, especially in some coastal communities including Cox’s Bazar, which currently hosts over 900,000

of the Bay of Bengal generate intense tropical storms which often tear through the country with devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of the population, not to mention on the country’s economic infrastructure. Cyclones aren’t the only problem. Bangladesh is home to one of the world’s largest

in full leaf at this time of year). A number of ‘iconic’ beach huts at Woolacombe in north Devon were washed away. Storm Francis caused further transport disruption to road and rail and further coastal flooding. Thousands of homes were without power, there were reports of fallen trees and several

reported across parts of southern England. Impacts The warmth and sunshine coincided with the government ending its ‘stay at home’ guidance across England. Many people gathered in parks and beaches where there were reminders to people to maintain social distancing due to the ongoing coronavirus

science report  Research grants awarded Advancing rip current forecasts for beach locations across South Africa – CMAR, University of Plymouth, 2024-2027 DR-Africa: Data Rescue Africa – University of Southampton, 2024-2027 Weather advisories feasibility, effectiveness and reception in South Africa

CoastAdapt: https://coastadapt.com.au/ Page 7 of 47 Bay to its eastern border with India at Sir Creek (see Figure 1). For the purposes of this review, the coastline was divided into two physiographic zones, corresponding to the two coastal provinces in Pakistan: Balochistan (720 km) and Sindh (270 km

to the 1981-2010 average in the Greenland Sea, and below average in the marginal seas of the Arctic Basin and in Hudson and Baffin Bays (Figure 2). Figure 1: Daily Arctic sea ice extent for 2017, compared with recent years and the 1981-2010 average with +/- 1 and 2 standard deviation intervals indicated

Bournemouth, Dorset) – averaging 8.8 hours of sunshine per day 2= Morcambe (Morcambe Bay, Lancashire) – averaging 8.8 hours of sunshine per day 4. London – averaging 8 hours of sunshine per day (based on Heathrow observation station) 5= Webourne (Norfolk) – averaging 7.9 hours of sunshine per day 5

to food insecurity. Depending on our actions, future generations will inherit a world with less vulnerability than today – or a world with significantly more vulnerability to food insecurity. A world where keeping hunger at bay is achievable – or one where we will struggle to keep the scourge

across the south Pennines with a mini-tornado in the Stalybridge area of Greater Manchester. The chart below at 1344 UTC 27 December 2023 shows the UK entirely swathed in cloud from fronts associated with storm Gerrit, with the prominent back edge of the cold front stretching across the Bay of Biscay