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take life jackets, wet weather gear and extra fuel. • If severe weather is forecast, they often postpone or cancel their trips or avoid going out too far in the lake. Passenger/cargo boat operators carry a lighter load. • Rescue services are alerted and put on standby to respond to any emergencies

in the counties. It invests in improved seasonal forecasting techniques to provide better downscaled information with a longer lead time and with updates during the season. A discussion with the project team indicated the potential for a transformation case study showing how the project had improved the funding

Hadley Centre Climate Programme, which has been agreed for the next four years. 28 It's been a busy year for our weather scientists and operational meteorologists. Autumn 2023 saw the largest number of severe weather warnings issued for an autumn season since impact-based warnings were introduced in 2011

their decision making. The interviews and focus groups revealed a large number of actions are being taken by end-users in response to the weather forecasts and severe weather warnings. • Fishermen and small passenger boat operators take life jackets, wet weather gear and extra fuel. • If severe

in implementation. This is crucial for WISER to achieve its long-term impact – that people and communities disproportionately impacted by extreme weather, seasonal events and climate change, in Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific, have improved resilience and response preparedness. Research shows

: • Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) • Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) • Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) • Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) • Future Climate for Africa (FCFA

extremes As the mean temperature of the Earth has increased, changes are also evident in weather extremes across the world, such as extreme heat and intense flooding. Other meteorological aspects, such as the length of the growing season and the diurnal temperature range, also show changes

of vulnerable people across Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, and Asia Pacific through new and improved weather and climate information services. Space weather - £0.6bn* The financial risk of solar storms to the UK drops over 80% to £2.9bn from £15.9bn with current Met Office

the UK are not significant relative to the magnitude of the uncertainties. Nitrogen trifluoride inversions were also performed for the first time across East Asia and were reported in the 8 May 2015 report. The emissions estimates of NF 3 from South Korea are significant relative to the magnitude

Climate risks identified for the South Asia region by the 2050s Agriculture and food security • Crop yields in most areas of South Asia will decline by 5-15% to 2050 with no adaptation due to rising temperatures and heat-water stress. The region’s deltas are additionally exposed to rising sea