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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

and ice in places, there are a number of simple steps you can take to prepare your home, garden, or business for the winter weather. Our WeatherReady pages provide expert seasonal advice from carefully selected organisations to help keep you and your property safe, from steps to prevent sub-zero

and pollutants (such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, VOCs), air quality and climate change. He develops numerical models of atmospheric chemistry in the HadGEM2 Earth System framework. This work includes developing representations of emission processes, chemical transformation and removal

sunny and warm across most areas, with a high of 26.5 °C at Cambridge Botanic Gardens. Storm Helene brought very windy weather to many parts overnight 17th/18th, and the 18th saw some rain in the north during the morning, and some light rain over the south-west, but otherwise it was bright and breezy

which commenced in 1659, it was the warmest calendar month yet recorded. The numerous warm, sunny days were associated with anomalously high pressure over northern Europe and a persistent southerly airstream over the UK. Warmest calendar month yet recorded Impacts The heat placed strains on water

‘Heatwave return’ or ‘Summer sizzle’? Weather headline review Author: Press Office 6 May 2025 We look at some recent online weather headlines to see how well they’re reflecting the UK weather forecast. Following last week’s warm spell, and confirmation of an April which broke UK sunshine records, a largely

, and examine the climatic changes that have made such extremes more frequent. The top ten hottest July days on record Coningsby, Lincolnshire recorded 40.3°C on July 19, 2022 Cambridge Botanical Garden, Cambridge recorded 38.7°C on July 25, 2019 Pitsford, Northamptonshire recorded 38.2°C on July 18

Paul is manager of the Clouds and Radiation team in Atmospheric Processes and Parameterisations Group. He brings a wealth of process level understanding of clouds and aerosol-cloud interactions.

to develop the next generation of high-resolution convection permitting numerical weather prediction models. Find out more in this ITV News item. Previously worked with research aircraft to study warm boundary layer clouds, including stratocumulus in the south-east Pacific (VOCALS) and more recently studying

Climate change risks worse than previous assessments while the world continues to warm.

across the entire world. Professor Richard Betts MBE, of the Met Office and the University of Exeter, is one of the report’s Lead Authors. He said: “This Sixth Assessment Report shows that climate change is already having widespread impacts, and further impacts are in the pipeline even if emissions

There is increasing confidence that the recent Sudden Stratospheric Warming above the North Pole could lead to prolonged cold conditions over the UK, increasing the risk of easterly wind and significant snow.

the outcome of this particular event, there is an increased risk of cold conditions in the latter part of February, including the possibility of heavy snowfall. Frank Saunders is a Met Office Chief Operational Meteorologist. He said: “A Sudden Stratospheric Warming implies around a 70 per cent