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in regard to their livelihoods and well-being and that of their children, families and communities. Ensuring that women of all diversities have access to WCI, ensures that whole families, whole communities, from the populated cities to informal settlements and to remote and rural localities

and thunderstorms at times. On 1st August, a series of early morning thunderstorms swept over the city, causing a delay in the start of the men’s race walk event. A satellite product from that morning, which combines visible channel imagery with the infrared brightness temperature of cloud tops, provided

are observed from the SW. The mountains that surround the city - particularly the Grampians to the N and Southern Uplands to the SE, give shelter and the wind is lightest from these directions. Rainfall – Glasgow is one of the wettest cities in the UK. Much of this rain comes from Atlantic

with Bristol City Council to map urban heat risk across Bristol.  The tool gives insights into how urban heat risks vary across the city and within communities. It also identifies the areas where high temperatures and heatwaves could have the biggest impact on people’s health and wellbeing

, even the city centre during storm surges in autumn and winter. Temperature – The compact city centre area is likely to experience warmer temperatures in summer, but only when air blows from the land to the west. Air from the east or southeast in summer keeps Belfast slightly cooler due

The latest animated film from Pixar takes place in Element City, where Fire, Water, Earth and Air residents live together and react in surprising ways; something the Met Office is an expert in.  Ahead of the film’s release on 7 July, the Met Office is collaborating with Disney and Pixar on a suite

Tyrone is manager of the Urban Climate Services team, which carries out research and development activities to provide information on resilience and adaptation for people living in cities around the world.

areas in the UK and China through both the Newton Fund Climate Science for Services Partnership China (CSSP China) programme and the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) UK Climate Resilience programme. These services include the City Packs, which provide high-level information for decision-makers in cities

flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports were cancelled. Up to 400 vehicles were trapped on the A1 near Peterborough and in Lincolnshire; the RAF used their vehicles to transport health staff to hospitals and to vulnerable people. On the evening of the 1st, a South Western Railway train

litter”, OR life in the “ecotone” • Spend most of time (90%) in the soil/litter • Lose moisture easily • Need to keep moisture up – needs to be humid • Less active when very hot or very cold temps – like mild winters • Spends most of the year alternating between leaf litter and tips of vegetation

Wales and southwest England, and over 30°C in eastern England. Monday is expected to be the hottest day of this spell, with highs of 32-34°C possible in southeast England, including London and Cambridge. Scotland and Northern Ireland will also feel warmer than on Sunday as the warm air spreads further