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scientific discoveries into the computer models, such as the role of Amazon floodplain trees in transporting around 50% of its wetland methane emissions to the atmosphere. In addition to this, new research led by Professor Vincent Gauci from the University of Birmingham challenges typical

how much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGBB Birmingham 24 hr South EGCN Doncaster Sheffield 24 hr South EGGD Bristol 24 hr South EGGW London Luton 24 hr South EGFF Cardiff 24 hr South

and southern England. In the Birmingham area, heavy rain on the 1st led to road flooding, while in Hampshire there was extensive surface water flooding following torrential downpours. Rail services in the area were badly disrupted by flooded sections of lines around Basingstoke and Winchester. Fallen

of land uses to be seen. Grey colours highlight the urban areas - London and Birmingham are most clearly visible. Upland areas in the West such as Dartmoor, Exmoor, Bodmin moor, the Brecon Beacons and Cambrian Mountains appear as a light yellow/brown, and the southern-most Snowdonia mountains appear

, with highs of 30–32°C expected in southern England, including Birmingham and London. Even the east coast will begin to warm as breezes ease. Northern areas, including eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland, will also see temperatures well above average. Weekend outlook: Heat persists Looking ahead

Columbia, Canada. • School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea. • School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. • School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham

and waterways. Tragically four children died when they fell through the ice of a lake near Solihull, Birmingham on 11 December. Snowfalls in Shetland resulted in disruption to power supplies with several thousand properties losing electricity supplies for several days and a major incident declared

heat island effect, which results in higher urban temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas. WHAT AFFECTS THE REGION’S WEATHER? The West Midlands includes the urban areas of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry. Here are some of the types of weather that the Midlands region experiences

island effect, which results in higher urban temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas. WHAT AFFECTS THE REGION’S WEATHER? Warwick and Southam are located within the 'Midlands' region of the UK, which includes the urban areas of Birmingham, Nottingham and Leicester. Here are some of the types

products, probabilistic projections and options for visualising outputs from the modelling that bridge the gap between model parameters and customer impacts (for example, weather patterns as shown here). The University of Birmingham hosted the Non- Government User Group in February and in May