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: “The biggest medium to long term risk to the UK’s domestic production comes from climate change and other environmental pressures like soil degradation, water quality and biodiversity”. We’re already seeing the influence of climate change with warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers. UK Climate

station on Sule Skerry – a remote island 40 km west of Orkney in the far north of Scotland. James and the engineering team visit this station once a year to update the equipment and change the sensors. It’s a trip that requires careful preparation – partly because there’s only a brief window of time

later this week when temperatures will more widely return nearer to average. Night-time temperatures will remain warm and humid for many areas making sleeping conditions difficult for some. The hot weather has triggered an amber Public Health England (PHE) Heat Health Watch for much of England.  Dr

Warm, humid air originating from the tropical Atlantic will bring a taste of summer warmth across much of England and Wales over the coming days with the hot weather extending into next week. With plenty of sunshine, temperatures are expected to widely climb into the mid to high 20°Cs with some

compared with the difference to average.  Rebekah Sherwin is a deputy chief meteorologist with the Met Office. Commenting on the drivers for the hot spell, she said: “The weather pattern bringing next week’s hot spell is different to the one responsible for last month’s record-breaking temperatures

Met Office Board special meeting Summary 12 March 2018 � Minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2018 were agreed to be an accurate record of the meeting. � John Beddington (Acting Chairman) and Paul Hadley (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) briefed the Board

Office staff named in the New Year’s Honours; and more than 4m downloads of the Met Office app. � The Board discussed transition arrangements of the BBC weather services to a new supplier. � The Board was briefed on, and discussed, a business continuity incident involving a small electrical fire

does not change the UKCP18 headline message of a greater chance of warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers across the UK in future (Murphy et al, 2018). For 2061-80, under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario (RCP8.5), the update suggests winters will be warmer by 3.3°C (2.0-3.5°C) 2

By Reach- PAG meeting Update for next PWSCG 1 Owner Action Date Ensure there is a closer and more consultative working relationship with PHE on the hot and cold service development workstream. 10. Met Office PWS team 11. Secretariat and Mike Gray Bring back the PWS Planning and Prioritisation item

a number of points, including overall progress, milestones and achievements. • The Board discussed T&E finances, benefits and risks, and the monitoring of delivery of the Portfolio. • Andy Kirkman (Government Services Director) briefed the Board on the business case for an extension to the contract