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the first week of May led to surface water flooding in Aberdeenshire, Leeds and Bradford. Settled weather moved in from the 7th as a high pressure centre took up residence close to the UK. Clear weather across the UK coincided with a major geomagnetic disturbance which led to widespread sightings

the first week of May led to surface water flooding in Aberdeenshire, Leeds and Bradford. Settled weather moved in from the 7th as a high pressure centre took up residence close to the UK. Clear weather across the UK coincided with a major geomagnetic disturbance which led to widespread sightings

of Climate Podcast.    The impacts and opportunities from mitigation and adaptation actions as we proceed towards a resilient and net zero future At the UN’s Climate Conference COP27, the University of Leeds, in partnership with the Met Office, launched an online tool, which help communicate the co

with falling air in the atmosphere trapping warm air at the surface. By the 19th a cold front tracking from the west resulted in some thundery rain and somewhat fresher air to parts of the country. The figure below shows the Met Office red extreme heat area extending from London to Manchester and Leeds

and in Cumbria. Fallen trees caused power outages in Cumbria and disruption to rail travel around Leeds and Halifax, between Carnforth and Hellifield, between Guildford and Clandon and in Tower Hamlets. The following three weeks saw no substantial impacts, but on the evening of the 25th a tornado

to accommodate this wish for involvement in some manner. The ethics clearance to work with over-16 year olds with parental permission has been granted by the University of Leeds. Above: Participants in Kanyama were divided into six groups to identify effective communication strategies to maximise

and northern England were cancelled or severely disrupted. Leeds Bradford airport closed after an aircraft skidded off the runway during the storm. 45 workers were airlifted off a North Sea drilling platform after it lost anchors during the storm. Sections of railings were destroyed at Sunderland’s pier

acres of moorland. There were also reports of a fire on Bodmin Moor. The settled weather broke down on the 24th, when lightning damaged the railway signalling system between Leeds and York and there were incidences of flooding around Manchester. On the 26th and 27th Storm Hannah brought wet and windy

disrupted due to lightning strikes, a number of outdoor events were cancelled, and more than 30,000 homes had power cuts due to the thunderstorms. In Yorkshire, trains from Leeds were suspended for a time due to a lightning strike, trees and houses were struck by lightning, and standing water caused delays

researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Exeter, Leeds, and Reading.  Programme phases There are two phases to the programme: A three-year exploratory phase, where new ideas in convection parametrization are investigated, and research is undertaken to understand the key elements required of a new