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160,000 hectares of eastern England flooded and over 300 people died. Winds were reported to have brought down more trees in Scotland than were normally felled in a year. On 31 January 1953, recorded gusts included 88Kt (101mph) at Aberdeen, Dyce and 74Kt (85mph) at South Shields (County Durham

, and the threshold for an extreme heat warning in Aberdeen, for example, is likely to be lower than one covering London.   In the most extreme circumstances, prolonged spells of heat can cause illness and even death. According to Public Health England figures, 2,256 excess deaths were reported across the country

potential for carbon reduction within the North Sea region. This includes carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and offshore wind energy. Andy serves on a number of boards and helps companies formulate and deliver on their energy transition strategies and projects.  He co-chaired the Aberdeen Maggie’s

a ‘virtual’ centre, with the meteorology provided by the Duty Forecaster at Met Office Aberdeen and the hydrology by the on-call Duty Hydrology Forecaster at SEPA in Perth. At times of severe flooding a combined team is able to work out of either Aberdeen or Perth. A Flood Guidance Statement (FGS

through a ‘virtual’ centre, with the meteorology provided by the Duty Forecaster at Met Office Aberdeen and the hydrology by the on-call Duty Hydrology Forecaster at SEPA in Perth. At times of severe flooding a combined team is able to work out of either Aberdeen or Perth. A Flood Guidance Statement

saw more than double their average rainfall for the month. Edinburgh in particular saw very large rainfall totals, receiving 239% of its average April rainfall, which is its second wettest on record, falling only behind totals in 2000. East and West Lothian, Aberdeen, Clackmannan, Berwickshire

to Ardrossan/Largs railway line on the 19th. Some roads saw flooding on the 21st including the A82, A90 and A96, and six homes were evacuated in the Aberdeen area due to flooding, with railways flooded between Nairn and Elgin and between Portlethen and Aberdeen. Debris poured down the hillside

School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 3 Information and Computational Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; 4 Plant Sciences, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK; 5 Committee on Climate Change, 7 Holbein Place, London, UK. Summary We

) and -21.3°C at Kinbrace, Sutherland. Temperatures fell well below -10°C even on the coast, with -17.2°C at Tain Range, Cromarty, -15.2°C at Lossiemouth, Moray, - 15.2°C at Dyce, Aberdeen, -12.2°C at Leuchars, Fife and -13.0°C at Edinburgh, Gogarbank. Several stations in this area recorded their coldest

at Needles (Isle of Wight) early on the 1st. Weather impacts Heavy overnight rain across parts of eastern Scotland on the 1st gave rise to surface water flooding in Aberdeen with several roads in the city reported to be impassable. Further south heavy rain followed by bands of heavy showers impacted the M40