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Across the UK people will see a varied range of weather over the next few days. Whilst much warmer than average temperatures are likely over the weekend, extremely windy conditions will affect Northern Ireland, and western and northern Britain on Monday and Tuesday. The most dominant weather

and individuals – to understand more about how climate change is likely to impact the UK. Professor Jason Lowe OBE is head of the UKCP programme for the Met Office. He said: “Some of the most severe consequences of climate change will come from an increasing frequency and severity of extreme

as noteworthy because it will be the warmest year in the series which hasn’t been influenced by an El Niño – the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation in the tropical Pacific. Based on the HadCRUT4 data set, global mean surface temperatures for January – September were 0.42°C ± 0.09°C above

career studying the impacts of a warming planet   Author: Prof Peter Stott (Climate Attribution Science Fellow) 10 September 2024 Professor Peter Stott MBE writes about his recent interview on the BBC programme 'The Life Scientific' and reflects on his career. I’ve been listening to The Life

was the highest on record for the twelfth successive year. Antarctic sea ice reached an all-time record low during 2023. Dr Robert Dunn, of the Met Office, is one of the report’s authors and editors. Commenting on the latest report, he said: “2023 will linger long in the memory of the climate record. Heat from

one of the next five years (2023-2027) will temporarily exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Dr Leon Hermanson is one of the Met Office scientists behind the report. He said: “Today’s report shows that the next five years are expected to bring new temperature records. “These new highs

Office Hadley Centre, which celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. He said: “With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 and a commitment to reach Net Zero by 2050 – in just 30 years’ time - the UK Government’s climate science needs are changing. And we are realigning our work programme

conditions are allowing temperatures to build day-on-day with the hottest temperatures expected to be reached by Friday for many. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Jason Kelly, said; “The heat is a result of a mix of home-grown warming due to a high pressure over the southern half of the UK, as well

are often considered natural dividers between countries and civilizations, they have special ways of bringing people together, especially on the issue of climate change. He noted that mountains and glaciers are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and changes in the mountains can impact water

of Arctic impacts on UK winters. The paper ‘Robust but weak winter atmospheric circulation response to future Arctic sea ice loss’ is published today (Monday 7 February 2022) in the journal Nature Communications. The Met Office’s Dr Doug Smith is the paper’s lead author. He said: “Our study does show