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, sustainable cities, sustainable schools, citizen science, student leadership etc. Students or staff may also wish to look at their local air quality forecasts using the Met Office’s website, enter “air quality news + location” into a search engine or look up their local authority’s latest Air Quality

as to whether we could expect to see more similar events in future climate. This study applies this protocol to the July 2022 event where, locally, temperatures did not drop below 20 degrees Celsius for three consecutive 24-hour periods. Hot nights during heatwaves are associated with increased mortality

much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGHH Bournemouth 9 hr South EGHI Southampton 9 hr South EGHQ Newquay 9 hr South EGLC London City 9 hr South EGMC Southend 9 hr South EGNJ Humberside 9 hr

how much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGHH Bournemouth 9 hr South EGHI Southampton 9 hr South EGHQ Newquay 9 hr South EGLC London City 9 hr South EGMC Southend 9 hr South EGNJ Humberside

increase may not seem significant, the resulting increase in the severity of extreme heat events has widespread and significant impacts.   Such hotter, drier weather has increased the scale, intensity, and frequency of destructive wildfires in many regions worldwide. Wildfires significantly impact

will continue to move through quickly. Next week is expected to be changeable, with alternating wet and dry spells and temperatures likely to remain above average. Sea surface temperatures are currently above normal, which means that even brief periods of sunshine could result in very warm or hot

drawing a hot Tropical Continental Airmass; this type of pressure pattern being typical of heatwave conditions across the UK. Temperatures on the 9th reached 31 to 32°C fairly widely across south-east England, and 33°C in London. As often happens in the UK, the heat and humidity lead to some intense

the UK nations. Temperature extremes The warmest August Bank Holiday Monday on record for the UK and England was 33.2°C, recorded at both Heathrow (London) and Cambridge Botanic Garden on 26 August 2019, while Scotland’s highest was 25.6°C at Kelso (Roxburghshire) in 1984. Wales reached 26.5°C

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

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