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level of accuracy is retained on the new mesh. This involves changing from what is termed a finite-difference method to a mixed finite-element method. The third is to implement what is referred to as the "separation of concerns". This approach to designing a model is a critical aspect to future

international collaborations to increase impact/reach of UK hazard research and brought learning back to the UK WCSSP.   Development of links across the public, academic, third and private sectors e.g. Scottish Government sponsored National Centre for Resilience (NCR), and the British Red Cross (BRC

its sunniest June since 1957 and its fourth sunniest on record. Scotland has its third sunniest June on record with 231.4 hours of sunshine. England had its fourth sunniest with 259.8 hours. Northern Ireland had its eighth sunniest on record with 228.7 hours of sunshine, while Wales had its ninth

on the 27th. The mean temperature for September was provisionally 2.1 °C above the 1981-2010 long-term average, making this the equal third warmest September in a series from 1884. Maximum temperatures were nearly 3 °C above average in parts of the East Midlands. Rainfall was broadly near average, though

, and heavy rain reached the north after dark. Wales diary of highlights The first two-thirds of the month were generally fine and increasingly mild, with only modest amounts of rainfall, but the last ten days were much colder and more unsettled. Mean temperatures for the month were provisionally 0.6 °C above

with the UK recording 1242mm, 107% of average rainfall. It was particularly wet across parts of central southern England with a quarter to a third more rain than normal fairly widely. Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire each recorded their second-wettest year in records

. These contributed to exceptionally wet and, at times, stormy weather. From 6th to 7th, October, Scotland had its wettest 2-day period on record, while Babet from 18th to 20th brought the third wettest 3-day period on record for England and Wales. Storm Ciarán, at the start of November

out there. End users were already receiving emails and messages from third parties, such as farm input and advisories suppliers. The WISER Western project team simply piggy-backed these communications. For instance, they added a weather forecast to a regular farming suppliers’ email. This approach

disruption due to lower than normal chance of ice and snow.    The research has recently been comprehensively cited in the UK’s third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), compiled by the Climate Change Committee. The Risk Assessment technical report makes frequent use of the findings from this research

their third, and Angus, Kincardineshire, Hampshire and City of Aberdeen their fourth. With a few days of meteorological winter still to go, these rankings may yet shift. Senior Scientist Mike Kendon said: “With only days left of meteorological winter, many people may be surprised that no national rainfall