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Unsettled weather continues for most

Today (Wednesday), yellow and amber thunderstorm warnings are in force from the Met Office. The amber warning covers much of the southeast and some of the south coast of England and comes into force from 11am and lasts until 10pm today. Within this warning area, 30-50mm of rain could fall in less

Hurricanes

this area of low pressure the air is heated over the warm tropical ocean. This air rises in discrete parcels, causing thundery showers to form. These showers usually come and go, but from time to time, they group together into large clusters of thunderstorms. This creates a flow of very warm, moist

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Sunshine with a risk of thunderstorms this Bank Holiday

The sunny and hot conditions today could see Wales and Scotland come close to temperature records for the month of May as temperatures approach 30°C, while elsewhere temperatures will be in the mid to high 20°C’s. Coastal areas in the south and east will be cooler with an onshore breeze

What could threaten food security?

. Tropical storms: For many regions in the Tropics, a large portion of annual rain comes from tropical cyclones. However, tropical cyclones also have the potential to devastate a region, causing loss of life and widespread destruction to agricultural crops and lands, infrastructure and livelihoods. Some

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Building resilience to a changing climate across the Commonwealth

countries. Over the two years of the UK’s Chairmanship of the Commonwealth Secretariat, countries will come together to generate vital information to better tackle climate change across the Commonwealth and improve knowledge and resilience to climate change. Professor Stephen Belcher, the Met Office

How our weather advice influenced D-Day and Operation Overlord

in terms of being able to spot a suitable weather window for the invasion. The allied charts contain a wealth of observations from across both the UK and Europe and also some observations from the Atlantic, the area from with the D-Day weather would come. By contrast the German charts reveal

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