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of over 750 million people could be affected. He stressed that information from climate services would be very helpful in designing future climate support and that the ARRCC programme is a critically important project for DFID. In conclusion, he said that climate science can help create a win-win

to write notes under each word as they hear the information. The first group to complete a row on their card shouts ‘bingo!’. They must be able to verbally explain each term in order to validate their win. Alternatively, for a simpler task, ask pupils to circle the terms as they hear them and talk

of meteorology must start with mention of the great Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC). While may of his ideas in relation to meteorology were somewhat wide of the mark he can be credited with coining the term ‘meteorology’ which derives from the Greek words meteoron ‘thing high up’ and logia

Directors of Research/Chief Scientists Met Office Logo’s through time This shorter history of the Met Office is draws heavily upon the work of the late Malcolm Walker. For more detail on all aspects of the history of the meteorological Office to 2010 we would recommend Walker, M. History

Saulter has a longstanding connection to the sea. He remembers his love of surfing beginning at 14. But he’ll also never forget how the Penlee Lifeboat disaster rocked his local community. Following his first degree at the inland University of Bath, he was drawn back to the ocean, studying oceanography

season. He said: “Temperature range is a very interesting issue when it comes to the ability of Britain’s railways to run safely.  “At the cold end of the spectrum, the steel on our railways contracts, which can put them under massive tension and expose any underlying flaws. When it gets hotter

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Summer 2019 in the UK was record-breaking with a maximum temperature of 38.7 C at Cambridge University Botanic Garden logged on 25 July. That was the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK.

However, one temperature record can’t tell the full story of a season overall. So how did Summer 2019 compare with previous summers? Tim Legg, of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, provides more detail. He said: “Overall Summer 2019 was the twelfth warmest on record since 1910

of rolled-over trucks on the A1 and A19. Damage to the network caused disruption on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Across the Yorkshire and Humber region there were power outages to hundreds of homes and disruption on the Humber Bridge. Yorkshire Ambulance rescued a walker who had become trapped by a fallen

, Mickleham (Surrey) 62.2 mm (rain fell from 1145Z to 1300Z) South Farnborough (Hampshire) 60.2 mm (rain fell from 1215Z to 1330Z) Upper Basildon (Berkshire) Pirbright Institute (Surrey) Merrist Wood Agricultural College (Surrey) Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley (Surrey) Frimley Pumping Station