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Horticultural Society’s Chief Horticulturalist Guy Barter highlighted how important the month’s weather can be for many gardeners and growers. He said: “April showers can indeed bring May flowers, but it is quite common for cold, dry weather with east winds in southern and eastern regions inhibiting plant

. He said: “Gardeners will have been grateful for a break in January from the rainy autumn and winter weather that has hindered getting the garden ready for spring. “Although conditions have been pleasant, a cold, but not bitter, January is favoured by gardeners as it holds back the spring flowering

experience to help Kenya’s new CDMs develop their own county forecasts. “The earlier project demonstrated some of the challenges, and WISER Western helped to meet specific needs that had been raised,” says Ayub. In the early days, the emphasis was on seasonal forecasting. “Many people wanted to have

.” It looks like the good weather this weekend will also be good for gardening. Guy Barter, is the RHS chief horticulturalist. He said: “So far this spring, weather conditions will have delayed some tasks in the garden. "With a fine forecast for the three-day weekend across most of the UK, gardeners

As we approach year-end, we’ve highlighted the most notable climate features of the year, including two all-time temperature records:  Warmest winter day on record: 21.2 °C recorded at Kew Garden on 26 February  Hottest day on record: 38.7 °C recorded at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens on 25

needs can be. Ekoporus is a 52-year-old pastoral farmer living in Northern Kenya. He has six herds of livestock, including 200 goats and 50 cows. The unpredictable weather has made work very difficult for Ekoropus, as he can longer rely on the traditional wet season during February and March. Albert

susceptible to flooding so you might want to get involved in helping to prepare for and respond to possible flooding impacts. It is not just your home that may be affected - but also businesses, schools and community venues. Check out the latest on flooding information for your part of the UK: England

.  “We’re urging people to be vigilant and to make preparations for potential flooding now. You can check if you live in an area at risk of flooding on our website and sign up for our free flood warning service. “We also want to remind people to keep away from swollen riverbanks and not to drive

-sea and swell fields to forecasters and customers. Development of automatic sub-grid cell blocking grid generation. Investigation of Garden Sprinkler Effect alleviation of a second order advection scheme that has been added to the Met Office's WAVEWATCH III ®implementation. In a drive to bring Met

to entertain us and drown our worries when there is no fish” he laughs. He dreams of the time when he will not have to go to the sea anymore. “When I make some money, I want to have a fleet of boats and send people out to catch the fish, my task will be to market the fish and give my family a better life