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Scientist, explained what involvement the Met Office had had in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report so far. Julia outlined the key conclusions that were expected to come out of the report in the following days. � The Board discussed the likely press attention the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report would bring
Seasonal fire risk forecast for South America: August-October 2020 This year, fires over South America are already at their highest since 1998, with August and September usually the most critical months. CEMADEN, INPE and the Met Office Hadley Centre have come together to identify Protected Areas
, organisation, being able to plan ahead and work well with others are all really important. It can be quite fast paced and you need to keep a clear head, listen carefully and feel confident in taking the lead. It all comes with practice though – if you love your job, these things will come in time
and those with underlying health conditions. “Ahead of severe weather, I’d encourage anyone to check on people they know could be vulnerable and help them take steps to keep safe this winter.” The survey comes as the Met Office launches its winter WeatherReady campaign, which aims to help us all take
backgrounds in ecosystems, biogeochemistry and meteorology and shared their dreams from over ten years ago of building AmazonFACE. To finally see this come to fruition is inspiring. With the AmazonFACE team at the INPA office, Manaus. Image: Met Office The site can be found approximately 70 kilometres
season. He said: “Temperature range is a very interesting issue when it comes to the ability of Britain’s railways to run safely. “At the cold end of the spectrum, the steel on our railways contracts, which can put them under massive tension and expose any underlying flaws. When it gets hotter
marine data service The Met Office’s UK Marine and Climate Advisory Service (UKMCAS) is now operational and currently offers free at point of use access to five data products. These come in NetCDF format and are accessed via FTP/SFTP. Find out more about more complex weather and climate consulting.
of these showers could be quite heavy, with the risk of lightning and hail mixed in with them too. Although many of us will likely stay dry and avoid them." Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris commented: “The forecast later this weekend and into the early part of next week comes with larger
enable us to avoid the worst impacts that will surely come if we fail to act decisively.” The Met Office’s Richard Jones has been the co-ordinating lead author on the Interactive Atlas – a new feature in the report. He said: “The report demonstrates that climate change is currently affecting all
governments and humanitarian agencies have a clear view of the situation on the ground. What has happened and where? How many people have been killed, injured or lost their homes? This is where MapAction, a charity that produces maps of areas affected by disasters, comes in. A team of volunteers aims
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