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• Global ocean circulation

  of the Atlantic MOC comes from cooling of the surface in high latitudes, producing dense water which sinks to several kilometres below the surface. Climate models suggest that as the climate warms, the water in high latitudes becomes warmer and less salty, leading to less sinking and a weakening of the MOC. Some

• Cold conditions likely with risk of snow

  uncertain, but forecasts from computer models at the Met Office and at other centres are beginning to coalesce around a greater likelihood of cold conditions in the days and weeks to come.” The Met Office will continue to monitor events in the upper atmosphere and their potential to impact on the UK long-range outlook.

• Landmark report stresses urgency of climate crisis

  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

• Humanitarian disaster response

  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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  Automatic and manual stations

  time; climate data from these stations also comes in straight after readings are taken. Climate observations from around 140 co-operating observers at manual climate stations are also received in slower time. All climate stations record daily maximum and minimum air temperature and rainfall amount

• Staying on track in summer heat and winter chills

  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, the steel expands and if it gets to extreme levels

• An awe-inspiring visit to AmazonFACE

  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 from Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas

• Metocean and consultancy services

  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.

• Thundery showers possible this weekend

  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

• global_food_supply_webinar_summary.pdf

  synchronised major breadbasket failures across the world. Adaptation We need to think in terms of both near-term variability and longer-term patterns when making adaptation decisions. The UK imports around half the food that we consume, in particular fruit and vegetables, and most of these come from