Search results (823)

, the Guardian and a Carbon Brief blog on recent floods. Peter has a first degree in Mathematics from Durham University and completed Part III of the Mathematics Tripos at Cambridge University. The research for his PhD at Imperial College, London was atmospheric modelling of the environmental consequences

on 26 February with temperatures exceeding 20 °C in London, west Wales and as far north as Rochdale making this a more widespread event than the previous record set in February 1998. New national records were also set for Wales (20.8°C at Porthmadog on 26th) and Scotland (19.3 °C at Aboyne on 21st

, as the country of London Derry recorded their 5th dullest summer on record.    August  Like much of the year and summer August was a dry and warm month, ranking as the UK’s 5th warmest August with a mean temperature of 16.7°C. Rainfall was 54% of the August average for the UK overall, Wales saw the least

at 17 to 18 °C across these areas with a 12-hour minimum of 19.6 °C at London St James's Park - exceptionally mild for the time of year. Numerous stations set October minimum temperature records, for example at Cambridge Botanic Garden and Hastings (East Sussex) in 80+ year record lengths. Last updated: 16 October 2018 © Crown Copyright

Public Weather Service Customer Group (PWSCG) & Programme Assurance Group (PAG) 1 10:00-16:00, 14 th October 2024 Mary Ward House - 5 - 7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN Attendees Met Office Alison Wood (AW) Tom Wigley (TW) John Harrison (JH) Nick Bruce-Jones (NB-J) Jonathan Smith (JS) Sarah

cancellations, with trees blocking roads and disruption to the Greater Anglia rail network, as well as numerous power outages. In London the QEII Bridge was closed, nearly all overground services were delayed or cancelled, and a ‘do not travel’ warning was issued by London rail operators with the Mayor

across East Africa. DARAJA is also supported by Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community). The project is co-ordinated by Resurgence, a social enterprise based in London. “DARAJA is a Swahili word meaning bridge,” explains Sunayana Sen, Project Manager at Resurgence. “We want to create a bridge

significant impacts from high temperatures over the past century, with many lessons learnt to minimise these effects. In 1911 when temperatures reached 36.7°C, around 4,000 people died in London alone during the heatwave period. Droughts impacted water supplies, lack of grazing for cattle increased milk

disruption on the London Underground. The AFC Wimbledon football stadium was closed due to a sinkhole on the pitch. Cars were submerged in floodwater and there was disruption to the rail network with flooded sections of track. Weather data The analysis chart at 0000UTC 23 September 2024 shows

also be interested in receiving this newsletter, do ask them to subscribe by emailing us. You can also keep up to date by viewing the Met Office and ACPC web pages, joining our LinkedIn group and following our Twitter hashtag #UKaidWISER. WISER East Africa Rainfall in the Sahel The London School