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www.metoffice.gov.uk | 5 © Crown Copyright 2019, Met Office How are these workers affected by the weather? Hospital administrator Gardener Beach lifeguard Architect www.metoffice.gov.uk | 6 © Crown Copyright 2019, Met Office Class discussion Share feedback and thoughts on your presentations: • yDid
on changes as conditions can change rapidly and catch people unawares both on the land and water. Tony Wafer, RNLI Community Safety Manager, said: “If you are heading to the coast this weekend please find out where your nearest lifeguarded beach and ask the lifeguards for advice on conditions especially
for rip currents in South Africa. Rip currents are strong hazardous currents that pull out to sea and cause hundreds of coastal drownings each year around the world. They are one of the biggest dangers facing beach users in South Africa. Rip current in South Africa. Image: Carla-Louise Ramjukadh
discernable on imagery over Faeroes to south and east of Shetland. Lidar at Stornoway has signal of VA near FL250 MEDIUM CONFIDENCE - Thick cloud obscuring any potentia BUT – VA was discernable in earlier images TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST LOW CONFIDENCE- PIREP report of VA at FL180 near French coast and Bay of Biscay. BUT not discernable on imagery © Crown copyright Met Office
warriors film from the Met Office What’s in my flood kit? a film from Scottish Environment Protection Agency A cartoon about flooding What if you had to create a plan for visiting the beach safely? What would it include? What if you could add one extra thing to the flood essentials kit? What would
to increase action taken by the public during periods of dangerous weather. Beyond the National Severe Weather Warning Service, they have also driven work to keep the public safe in times of benign weather, for example by increasing the accessibility of beach forecasts, and working to reach a consensus
the official date as 7 February 1821 when American sealer John Davis went ashore at Hughes Bay. Inevitably, the discovery of the southern continent exerted a powerful hold over adventurous types and the locating of the North Magnetic Pole in 1831, only added to the allure of exploring Antarctica
it • On the radio • Updates from beach management units and fishermen • In my local language Other considerations related to fisher-people • Most fisher-people are men • Most fish traders are women – they need information on rainfall and temperature as they need to sun-dry and transport the fish via
in the following map. Stations reporting snow depths of 16 cm or more Snow depth (cm)Station County 29 Mickleham Surrey 23 Alice Holt Lodge Hampshire 21 Guernsey Airport Channel Islands 20 Cupar, Elmwood Agricultural CollegeFife 19 Malham Tarn North Yorkshire 17 Copley Durham 17 High Beach Hertfordshire
February total in the first 8 days. Totals (millimetres) from Met Office stations in the county are shown below. Much of the rain fell during the 12 hours ending 0900 UTC on 8 February. Rainfall 1-8 Feb 200112 hour total Charing 79.1 34.8 Manston 71.8 42.8 Herne Bay 69.2 41.4 East Malling66.6 26.2
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