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to understand what information is required to continue to tackle the challenges around air pollution, in particular regarding the impact of climate on air quality. A scoping study led by the Universities of Edinburgh and Birmingham has shown, for example, that there is a high demand for air quality climate

temporarily cut off by rapidly rising rivers in and around the hamlet of Stockdalewath. Across north Cumbria the heavy rain severely disrupted rail travel. The system continued northwards and on the 23rd caused flooding across the Edinburgh area and in the city centre. The last week of the month saw low

overall recorded a provisional 111.4mm of rain, 155% of the long-term average. Scotland and northern England were particularly wet, recording 160% and 176%, respectively, of the average April rainfall. Edinburgh received over 200% of the average April rainfall, provisionally the second wettest April

overall recorded a provisional 111.4mm of rain, 155% of the long-term average. Scotland and northern England were particularly wet, recording 160% and 176%, respectively, of the average April rainfall. Edinburgh received over 200% of the average April rainfall, provisionally the second wettest April

temporarily cut off by rapidly rising rivers in and around the hamlet of Stockdalewath. Across north Cumbria the heavy rain severely disrupted rail travel. The system continued northwards and on the 23rd caused flooding across the Edinburgh area and in the city centre. The last week of the month saw low

persistent rain, but drier in the east. 18th to 24th The night of the 17th/18th was very mild in places, with the temperature not falling below 13.3 °C at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens (Midlothian), and a broad area of rain moved eastwards on the 18th, mainly clearing by mid-afternoon, followed

, and the East Coast Main Line saw services severely disrupted between York and Edinburgh as a result of damage to overhead wires, with similar issues in Yorkshire along the Doncaster to Selby stretch of line. Within Highland and Grampian numerous trees were brought down, causing significant disruption

Scotland heavy rain on the 10th led to localised flooding of the rail line between Glasgow, Lanark and Edinburgh. Localized intense rainfall on the 11th in the Birmingham area also disrupted rail services. The weekends of the 15th to 16th and 22nd to 23rd brought further reports of disruption as low

in Edinburgh, a number of bridges were closed to high-sided vehicles, fallen trees disrupted road and rail travel across the country, and many ferry services reported cancellations or disruption. Across the north of England, fallen trees partially blocked numerous roads, and the West Coast main line

arrangements CLOSE Future PWSCG Meeting dates and locations: PWSCG Northern Ireland, Belfast, 26 May 2016 PWSCG Scotland, Edinburgh, tbc Proposed PWSCG meetings for 2016/17 � 28 th September 2016 (Proposal to hold at MCA, Fareham, Portsmouth) 7 � 25 th January 2017 � 26 th April 2017 Annex: Report