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was swept away by floodwater, and the East Coast Main Line was affected by floods between York and Darlington. The snowfalls caused travel disruption, with many roads affected by snow, the A9 closed south of Inverness and the Queensferry crossing closed for a time due to the risk of falling ice. Icy

embedded within the fronts bringing torrential rainfall at times. The map below shows the daily rainfall totals 0900 UTC 20 to 0900 UTC 21 September 2018 from storm Bronagh. Upland areas of Wales, the southern Pennines and North York Moors recorded over 50mm of rain, with 78.6mm at Capel Curig (Conwy

, primarily as a result of ocean warming and melting of land-based ice. Even this relatively modest rise has been linked to substantial increases in coastal flood risk. For example, one study looking at the severe flooding in New York caused by Hurricane Sandy found that recent sea level rise had made

such as the Derwent and Aire. On the 4th, the River Ouse at York was 5.3 m above its normal summer level and the associated flooding there was reported as the worst in 400 years of records; some 5000 properties were affected. Around this time there were similar scenes along the Severn, where water levels

average across much of South Yorkshire – with over 200% in a few locations. For comparison, in autumn 2000, over 200% of average fell widely across the eastern Pennines resulting in severe flooding problems in the north-east, with around 5000 properties flooded in York. Author: Mike Kendon, Met Office National Climate Information Centre Last updated 14/11/2019

Change, edited by T. F. Stocker, D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignore, S. K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex, and P. M. Midgley, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA., 2013. Turnock, S. T., Wild, O., Dentener, F. J., Davila, Y., Emmons, L. K., Flemming

places, and up to 40-60mm of rain accumulating over the North York Moors and East Yorkshire where storms align over similar areas. Frequent lightning and large hail are also possible.   Today's yellow thunderstorm warning across parts of northeast England has been updated Valid 1100 - 2000 Stay

, with Appleby badly affected from the River Eden. A British Airways flight was reported to have made the fastest subsonic New York to London journey, making use of powerful jet stream winds exceeding 250 mph. Weather data The analysis chart at 18 UTC 8 February 2020 shows frontal systems bringing heavy

, Commonwealth and Development Office Panellists Dr Neil Jennings, Imperial College London Prof Mans Nilsson, Stockholm Environment Institute Dr Jessica Omukuti, University of York Dr Adelle Thomas, Bahamas University 16.35-16.40 Mr Gee closing poem 16.40-17.00 Summarising remarks Prof Peter Stott, Met Office Prof Stephen Belcher, Met Office 17.00- 17:05 Closing address Prof Penny Endersby, Met Office Chief Executive

, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Panellists Dr Neil Jennings, Imperial College London Prof Mans Nilsson, Stockholm Environment Institute Dr Jessica Omukuti, University of York Dr Adelle Thomas, Bahamas University 16.35-16.40 Mr Gee closing poem 16.40-17.00 Summarising remarks Prof Peter Stott, Met Office Prof Stephen Belcher, Met Office 17.00- 17:05 Closing address Prof Penny Endersby, Met Office Chief Executive