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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 conditions. Recent

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

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

was warmer than average but offered more changeable weather than previous months. The opening day saw the highest temperature of the month with 35.8C recorded at Faversham, Kent. There followed about a week of changeable, westerly conditions before the next pronounced period of hot temperatures

to buildings and vegetation. Poor air quality episodes can cover geographic areas from a single city to larger regions, and normally last from days to weeks. Certain air pollutants (such as ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5)) are also ‘radiatively active’, which means they can influence

. 2015) found that human influence on the climate has resulted in an 11-fold increase in the likelihood of extremely hot spring mean temperatures in northern China, like those of 2014. The research also found that the growth of cities and urbanisation has played a small but identifiable role

accidents and delays to car travel and public bus services reported. Part of the M3 was closed, and flights at Heathrow, Bristol, Gatwick and London City airports were delayed or cancelled. There was no London Overground service between Willesden Junction and Watford with reports of a problem

see in implementing the principles? Going forward:​ What changes need to happen in our climate services? Keep flexible Host: ​Richard Graham, Met Office, UK Success Challenges Way forward Government users scope too small – had to expand to include project stakeholders City funding: community leaders

- Wildfires in Chernobyl exclusion zone 12 April 2020 For two weeks in April, large forest wildfires burned in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Firefighters in the region were able to bring the fires under control before they reached the nuclear power plant. Smoke from the fires blanketed the city of Kiev

of receiving it, and do the same with data from a number of other European, Chinese and USA operated satellites. Large sections of the selected images are cloud free, allowing a good view of the surface.  They reveal extensive browning of vegetation caused by the very hot and dry conditions experienced