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Nicola is a leading climate services scientist working to understand and improve the use of climate information for robust decision making around the world.

climate action: Messages from ECCA2021 calling for re-imagining the provision and use of knowledge and information, Climate Risk Management, Volume 36, 100428, ISSN 2212-0963 Li, S., J. Lu, E. Pope, N. Golding, T. Zhou, F. Li, W. Duan (2022) Influence of multi-timescale precipitation indices on primary

-case were analysed, to identify the marginal benefits and cost (savings) of: Counterfactual One: A ‘standard’ versus the current ‘world-leading’ weather and climate service, taking into account the international influencing role of being ‘world-leading’, where ‘standard’ includes meeting only

are these heatwave conditions because of climate change?” There is also climate trend attribution, which look at trends beyond individual extreme events. Attribution science compares modelled worlds with and without the human influence on greenhouse gas emissions to understand the impact of climate

. 2015) found that human influence on the climate has resulted in an 11-fold increase in the likelihood of extremely hot spring mean temperatures in northern China, like those of 2014. The research also found that the growth of cities and urbanisation has played a small but identifiable role

seasonal climate influences food security in the region. Research on the performance of seasonal forecasts over Sahelian West Africa (Pirret et al., 2020) found that forecasts generally show positive skill and reliability. However, there are clear limitations and their output should be used alongside

Angeles wildfires: climate change has increased fire risk over recent decades Author: Press Office 16 January 2025 We take a look at the influence of climate change on wildfire risk in light of the ongoing situation in Los Angeles. Climate change has driven a 16-62% rise in burnt area across western

UK Climate Projections: Headline Findings August 2022 Version 4.0 www.metoffice.gov.uk Source: Met Office © Crown Copyright 2022 Version control Revision History of the changes from the previous version of this document. Version Revision date Modified sections Modifier / Comments V1.0 26/11/2018

of small-scale behaviour seen in the real atmosphere, including atmospheric convection 2 , as well as the influence of mountains, coastlines and urban areas. Locally relevant information can help to inform decision-making on future climate change, to enhance resilience, and adds further capability

UK Climate Projections: Headline Findings September 2019 Version 2 www.metoffice.gov.uk © Crown Copyright 2018, Met Office ) Version Control Revision History of the changes from the previous version of this document: Version Revision date Modified sections Modifier / Comments V1.0 26/11/2018 First

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