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, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Panellists Dr Neil Jennings, Imperial College London Prof Mans Nilsson, Stockholm Environment Institute Dr Jessica Omukuti, University of York Dr Adelle Thomas, Bahamas University Ms Rupa Mukerji, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation 16.35-16.40 Mr Gee

. READ MORE: What are the Northern Lights and what causes them? Weather conditions Tonight’s weather conditions for viewing the Perseid meteor shower will vary across the UK. The best viewing opportunities are expected in the northeast, particularly from Newcastle down to York, where skies

Manchester and West Yorkshire. Power outages affected 20,000 homes and there was severe flooding in the Pennines, for example in Mythamroyd and Hebden Bridge (West Yorkshire). As floodwaters moved downstream, thousands of properties were subsequently flooded in north Manchester, York, Leeds

lower than 10 days earlier. Image copyright Met Office / NOAA / NASA Weather Impacts Heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire on 1st and 2nd, and the Foss Barrier in York was activated as levels rose on the River Ouse. Some roads became impassable, with three people and a dog

acres of moorland. There were also reports of a fire on Bodmin Moor. The settled weather broke down on the 24th, when lightning damaged the railway signalling system between Leeds and York and there were incidences of flooding around Manchester. On the 26th and 27th Storm Hannah brought wet and windy

Office co-leads the UK Clean Air Programme to tackle indoor and outdoor air quality for a healthier future.   Alastair Lewis is professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of York and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science. Speaking at the 2024 Clean Air Conference,  explained

the highest ground, while the eastern side of northern England, including the North York Moors, may also see significant snow showers and accumulations. These conditions could lead to travel disruption, particularly where snow and ice warnings are in force. Frosty nights and a change from the west

of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Stocker et al. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA. Front image: Met Office forecast data of Typhoon Megi in 2016 Produced by the Met Office. Met Office and the Met Office logo are registered trademarks. © Crown Copyright 2016, Met Office 16/0840

of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 271-359. Golding, N. and R. Betts (2008) Fire risk in Amazonia due to climate change in the HadCM3 climate model: Potential interactions with deforestation (2008), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Vol 22.

: Building capacity to produce and use climate and environmental information for improving health in East Africa.” New York. 9 Hailemariam, Kinfe (November 2017). WISER-ENACTS Second Showcase Workshop. Nairobi, Kenya (source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ROgM74FAlNIkPQbXk-X77GXG4ys0H_Pb/view). 2