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on older people because ageing bodies find it harder to adjust to big changes in temperature. For example, the cold raises blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke, and breathing in cold air can also increase the risk, and impact, of serious illnesses like flu
be tempting to watch but big waves can easily knock you off your feet. The sea is far more powerful than you think and your chances of survival are slim if you are dragged into the swell. Our volunteer lifeboat crews will always launch to rescue those in danger at sea, but to launch into conditions
forecasting the busiest late May bank holiday since before the pandemic. As usual, it’s Friday afternoon and evening that could see some of the worst jams. Into next week and half term for many parts of the UK, day trips will also be a big feature with popular routes to the coasts and countryside
our simple health advice to beat the heat.” Other parts of the UK, particularly Northern Ireland and Scotland, will see Friday morning’s heavy showers easing. Temperatures around remain 15-17° C, and 20-22° C in Eastern Scotland. A change for many Saturday sees a big change in temperatures for most
to the 1970s and 80s. These do not reflect the real-world variability of weather conditions across the UK – the warmer climate of the south is treated the same as the cooler climate of the far north for example. These differences can make a big impact on the efficiency of the energy grid across the UK. Steve
to continued climate change Severe risks are generally seen to occur sooner (i.e. at lower warming level) than previously thought. There are big regional variations in impacts and vulnerability, with Africa being particularly impacted The Met Office and the IPCC have enjoyed a long working
; progress towards a sustainable funding model for the Met Office Hadley Centre; very strong performance of the Met Office Business Group; agreement to form an Environmental Futures and Big Data hub in collaboration with the University of Exeter; the start of the winter season’s services; positive
This was a good example of how the timing of just one weather system can make a big difference to monthly rainfall statistics. On 30 April parts of Devon had around 60% of the rainfall expected for the whole month, pushing the statistics closer to the monthly average overall. If that rain had
, providing detailed information to aid decision-making across the public sector and private industry. Enormously ambitious project Dr Jean Innes, CEO at The Alan Turing Institute, said: “This project aims to tackle the big hold-out problem in weather prediction – fast and accurate prediction of impactful
informed the Board that the Met Office’s success in the Computer Weekly Social Media awards was a very big success against stiff competition. • JH informed the Board about a visit from Netherlands Met Service, KNMI • JH also discussed his visit to American Met Society conference, where he had talked about
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