Search results (1,970)

. The cold air remains in place, so where snow is lying, temperatures will struggle to rise. Most areas can expect highs of 3 or 4°C, but without the biting winds, it will feel noticeably milder. In the southwest, temperatures could reach 7 or 8°C, offering a brief taste of something less wintry

2020, and into 2021. This caused a temporary reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution. Empty roads in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have been increasing since the mid-1800s. Once in the atmosphere, these gases form

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

is a key indicator of global, regional and local climate change that has implications for the built and natural environment, human health and critical infrastructure. Extreme heat can have a range of impacts. Brief hot spells can lead to impacts on human health, especially in urban areas where

of impacts. Brief hot spells can lead to impacts on human health, especially in urban areas where buildings retain heat, resulting in higher night time temperatures. Impacts on transport can include buckling of rail tracks and reductions in the safe loading of aircraft. More prolonged heat can

of challenges and successes in the WISER programme offers important learning for funding future programmes. This brief highlights actions that funding partners could take to ensure that future climate services programmes result in improved, sustainable, impactful, equitable and locally owned services

information services: 1 Programme functions 2 Approaches 3 Climate service and products outcomes 4 Programme/project impacts The focus of this brief is to provide recommendations for those implementing climate services co-production activities (e.g. researchers, practitioners or governmental bodies

and become more self-reliant. For more information on sustainability, see the WISER policy brief: ‘How to develop sustainable climate services: A road map for public investors and project managers.’ The goal of this brief is to feed back to the NMHSs the critical capacity development issues, gaps