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• cop_15_report_3pdf

  cases, the maximum impacts at 1.5°C global warming are about two-thirds of those at 2°C. Heatwaves Extremes of heat are projected to increase substantially as our climate warms. Temperatures that are currently only reached occasionally will occur much more often and for longer periods of time

• The Natural Hazards Partnership (NHP)

  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

• Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa and the UK weather outlook

  , but in the context of Atlantic hurricane history. It is the third category 5 hurricane of the current season, following Erin and Humberto. The last time the Atlantic saw three category 5 hurricanes in a single season was in 2005, a year that remains etched in memory for its extraordinary tropical activity

• Summer 2026 so far: A look at the season at the halfway point

  and Wales and the UK's third warmest overall. June, the first month of meteorological summer, followed suit, becoming England's warmest June on record and the second warmest for both the UK and Wales in records dating back to 1884. Well above average temperatures  Provisional Met Office data up

• state-of-the-uk-climate-2014-v3pdf

  for the UK, England and Wales, second warmest (behind 2003) for Scotland, and equal-third warmest (with 2003, behind 2006 and 2007) for Northern Ireland. It was also second warmest year (behind 2003) for the CET Tmax series from 1878. However, unlike 2003, there were no extreme heatwaves during

• state-of-the-uk-climate-2014-v3.pdf

  for the UK, England and Wales, second warmest (behind 2003) for Scotland, and equal-third warmest (with 2003, behind 2006 and 2007) for Northern Ireland. It was also second warmest year (behind 2003) for the CET Tmax series from 1878. However, unlike 2003, there were no extreme heatwaves during

• Microsoft Word - 2025_06_storm_claudia.docx

  Storm Claudia, 14 November 2025 Storm Claudia, the third named storm of the 2025/2026 season, brought extensive heavy rainfall across England and Wales on 14 November. The storm was named by the Spanish meteorological agency (AEMet), with heavy rain and strong winds affecting Spain and Portugal

• Climate change shifting UK’s high-impact weather

  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

• 2024: provisionally the fourth warmest year on record for the UK

  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

• 2025 is already the UK’s sunniest year on record

   with the third-sunniest March on record, followed by a record-breaking sunniest April and then the second-sunniest May. All three months of the summer also saw above-average sunshine hours and while sunny periods are not unusual at this time of year, the duration and consistency of high-pressure systems