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changing climate - improving forecasting of severe weather and impacts today and in the future. This will ensure the UK maintains its global reputation for world-leading scientific and technological research and innovation. It is expected that the investment will result in financial benefits totalling

cuts and damage to buildings and trees. Elsewhere, gusts of 60-80 mph are expected more widely in the Amber warning areas, and slightly lower figures for those covered by Yellow warnings. “Rainfall is an additional hazard, in particular over western Scotland, where totals could exceed 30-50mm in 6-9

computing platform has 32 computer nodes supported by 64 terabytes of shared storage, with a huge total processing power of 72 teraflops. The team at ICPAC use the computer to create ten-day, monthly and seasonal forecasts, as well as to predict the paths of tropical cyclones and develop early

persistent. Further organised bands of snow showers may continue to affect northern Scotland with some rather large totals building up over the western Highlands and Grampians. Weather warnings are under constant review and will be issued as the detail of potential impacts becomes clearer. By start

to continue in future. The amount of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic can be measured using sea ice ‘extent' - the total area of ocean for which at least 15% of the surface in the immediate vicinity is ice-covered. Sea ice extent is not constant throughout the year; sea ice grows and melts in response

at Lake Vyrnwy in Powys, 7cm at Preston Montford in Shropshire and 7cm at Nottingham. Wider accumulations have been recorded, as well as some higher unofficial totals from non-Met Office observations. Notable snow accumulations continue in Scotland, with 27cm at Altnaharra in Sutherland, 26cm

towards the end of May. As a result much of Scotland and northern and western parts of England had quite a dry month, whereas across much of eastern and southeastern England totals were a little above average. For the UK as a whole, 79% of the May average rainfall figure has been recorded so far (55.2

emissions with the SSP5-8.5 carbon cycle settings (shown as a thin dashed line in panel a) would produce intermediate CO 2 concentrations. However, methane and nitrous oxide concentrations are lower in SSP5-8.5 than in RCP8.5. Panel (f) shows the total ERF for each scenario, resulting from the combined

fallen in recent decades despite increasingly favourable climatic conditions for disease spread. Over the last decade, total (regional) malaria cases and deaths have fallen by 76%, with most remaining incidence in Myanmar and Indonesia. Suitable areas for dengue transmission are expected

fallen in recent decades despite increasingly favourable climatic conditions for disease spread. Over the last decade, total (regional) malaria cases and deaths have fallen by 76%, with most remaining incidence in Myanmar and Indonesia. Suitable areas for dengue transmission are expected