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and shelter. Jo and two other MapAction volunteers went in to support a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) deployment. Their first task was to help determine the scope of the emergency. This included pulling together information from satellite images of the valley hit

, an expert in Disaster Management Department in the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa’s Office, said the projects have changed the way government deals with weather and climate matters. “There are almost 34 weather stations in valleys or basins within communities in Liwale-Mtwara, Bahi-Dodoma and Arumeru

systematic measurements began in the 1980s. Death Valley, in the south-western United States, recorded 54.4 °C in August 2020 - the world’s highest recorded temperature since 1931. This was equalled in July 2021.  On 6 February Esperanza station reached 18.3 °C, the highest temperature recorded

mph) at Valley (Anglesey) and 69 Kt (79 mph) at Mumbles Head (Swansea). Ex-hurricane Ophelia occurred on the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987 . For comparison, maximum gust speeds in 1987 are shown below, exceeding 70 Kt widely across south-east England and 80 to 90 Kt

. In contrast, the Thames Valley, London and the north Kent coast normally receive less than 650 mm of rain per year, and less than 550mm around the Thames Estuary. These values can be compared with annual totals around 500 mm in the driest parts of eastern England and over 4000 mm in the western

due to the poor weather. Rain on the 8th gave poor road conditions in Wales, with flooding affecting the M4 and the A55, as well as the Conwy Valley railway line. On the 10th/11th thundery showers in north-west England caused a suspected lightning fatality in Blackpool and flooding on the M60 between

(Factsheet 13) 14. Microclimates A microclimate is the distinctive climate of a small-scale area, such as a garden, park, valley or part of a city. The weather variables in a microclimate, such as temperature, rainfall, wind or humidity, may be subtly different to the conditions prevailing over

Ash Advisory VAAC Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre VAAG Volcanic Ash Advisory Group VAG Volcanic Ash Graphic VAL In valleys VAORG Volcanic Ash Observations Review Group VASAG Volcanic Ash Scientific Advisory Group VC... In vicinity of aerodrome (followed by FG, FC, SH, PO, BLDU, BLSA, BLSN) VIS

/ 19th 1924 1 33.6 / 3 July 1976 Aberporth, Ceredigion 34.1 / 19th 1942 1 31.8 / 2 August 1995 Valley, Anglesey 33.6 / 19th 1931 1 33.0 / 5 August 2003 Hastings, East Sussex 33.2 / 19th 1931 1 32.3 / 27 June 1976 Auchincruive, Ayrshire 30.7 / 19th 1932 1 30.6 / 29 July 1948 Buxton, Derbyshire 30.1 / 19th

surfaces reach the sea in cliffs, for which the area is famous, but with a few areas of sand dunes as well. The plateaux are deeply incised by rivers and many of the lower river valleys have been submerged to form picturesque estuaries such as the Dart and Tamar. The highest areas coincide