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Changes in sea ice and land ice have important climate feedbacks, through albedo and ocean circulation. The melt of land ice results in sea level rise.

the ocean, producing the cold saline bottom water which influences ocean circulation. As sunlight returns to the poles in summer, the ice melts back allowing the atmosphere to be warmed by the ocean and releasing fresh water to stratify the regional oceans. Sea ice, in both the Arctic and Antarctic

You may have seen that Spring 2025 broke historical climate records, marking an unprecedented season of warmth and sunshine across the UK, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

ranging from coastal plains to mountainous interiors, experiences a wide range of weather conditions in May. The highest recorded daytime temperature for the month is 17.6°C, as recorded this year. This record reflects the region’s typically mild spring climate, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean

Project Summary WISER TRANSFORM Introduction The WISER TRANSFORM project aimed to offer a novel approach to support WISER project partners and wider African networks to transform the delivery of weather and climate services. The focus was to increase the knowledge base on coproduction and user

and its symptoms Greenhouse gas emissions cause an imbalance at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) between the energy that is received from the sun and that which the Earth emits back to space.  Termed Earth’s energy imbalance (EEI), it leads to an accumulation of energy (heat) in the Earth system over

, and overcoming barriers’ allowed participants to share their experiences of how they use climate information to influence and inform decisions, as well as to identify associated challenges and possible solutions. The second built on this with a focus at the country level and discussions around ‘Access

, and overcoming barriers’ allowed participants to share their experiences of how they use climate information to influence and inform decisions, as well as to identify associated challenges and possible solutions. The second built on this with a focus at the country level and discussions around ‘Access

Collaborative research from CSSP China used state-of-the-art climate models to uncover how global rainfall variability may change in the future.

drier. Although there’s been considerable research into how climate change may influence changes in the overall amount of rainfall in the future, research into rainfall variability is less understood. Rainfall variability describes how rainfall may fluctuate over time and tells us how big

Mark is science manager of the climate attribution team.

Areas of expertise Climate Attribution Climate Monitoring UK Climate Urban climate Regional climate prediction Land surface modelling My Publications - McCarthy, M Current activities Mark's work is to lead the climate attribution team to provide analysis of the human influence on global

people in their fields of interest ” Climate Scientist, Tanzania. Climate experts: Communicating at local level ► Scientists are aware of the uncertainties surrounding climate information at the local level ► They recognise the fact that indigenous knowledge on climate influences most decision

to periods of prolonged rainfall, which in extreme situations leads to flooding. However, it is still possible to get nice weather in-between weather fronts, especially if the cloud clears and the Sun comes out. Low pressure in the winter often signals stormy or wintry conditions. More information