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• Key climate change indicators break records in 2021

  a temporary cooling effect but 2021 was warmer than any year prior to 2015. The average global temperature in 2021 was about 1.11 (± 0.13) °C above the pre-industrial level [1850-1900]. The WMO State of the Global Climate report complements the IPCC Sixth Assessment report, which includes data up

• Warming up next week

  pic.twitter.com/TGxGIJeZWG — Met Office (@metoffice) June 21, 2024 Dan Rudman is a Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist. He said: “After a brief, less settled interlude today and tomorrow, fine conditions will return by Sunday and into the beginning of next week. For much of the UK this will be accompanied

• ‘Heatwave return’ or ‘Summer sizzle’? Weather headline review

  warmth saw temperatures rise to 29.3°C at Kew Gardens, making it the warmest day of the year so far. It did get cooler over the weekend but temperatures will rise again this week to slightly above average for many, exceeding 20°C for some, though not as warm as last week. How hot will summer

• Ex-hurricane Ophelia impacts the UK

  Although this ex-hurricane will bring impactful weather to many northern and western parts of the UK, the forecast for other areas – such as South East England – is for warm and mainly dry conditions to dominate. Met Office Chief Forecaster Paul Gundersen said: “Ophelia weakened on Sunday night

• UK Climate Change in action

  , which manages the UK’s climate records. He said: “Climate statistics over time reveal an undeniable warming trend for the UK. Temperature rise has been greatest across parts of central and eastern England where they have increased by more than 1.0°C in some locations, while further north areas

• Top ten UK’s hottest years all since 2002

  historic weather records. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. Commenting on the extension of the temperature series, he said: “Looking back further into the UK’s weather reveals a very interesting timeline with the top ten warmest years at the most recent

• 2023: a year of new climate records

  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

• New global temperature records on the horizon

  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

• ukcp18-fact-sheet-derived-projections.pdf

  Report (CMIP5-13); • Projections at global mean warming of 2°C and 4°C - a set of climate futures for the UK at 60km grid resolution for global warming levels of 2°C and 4°C. These have also been derived from the global projections using statistical techniques. Key messages • Over land the projected

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  in the Turkana language, and he likes discussion programmes on Akicha or Mata radio. He is slowly warming to the formal seasonal forecasts to complement and compare information from the intestines. “What I need is information on the state of security, where I can find forage and water for my