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Provisional Met Office statistics show that England enjoyed its sunniest March since records began in 1910, with many individual counties also topping their sunshine duration records. It was also the UK’s third sunniest March on record, and Wales’ second. It was also a very dry month, with only
Temperatures yesterday reached 38.1°C in southern England, setting a new record for the highest July temperature recorded in the UK.
The new record was set in Cambridge at 15:37 on Thursday, beating the previous record of 36.7°C set in Heathrow in 2015 and coming close to the all-time UK temperature record of 38.5°C, recorded in Faversham in August 2003. Exceptionally high temperatures have gripped parts of Scotland and much
Summary Arctic sea ice extent is below average for the time of year, but well above record low levels following near-average ice loss during May. Areas of below average extent are mainly to be found along the Atlantic sea ice edge Winter 2022-23 in the Arctic was mild, but not exceptionally so
). Explain that an ‘emotion line graph’ allows us to record our emotions in response to something Tell the group that they will be creating their own individual emotion line graph for a film about climate change. Provide them with the template (on page 4), this has hopeful/pessimistic on the vertical axis
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Outlook for global climate in the coming years
in the climate system, including longer term shifts in both the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), are also contributing. Near record temperatures are predicted during the coming five years, consistent with the 2020 Met Office annual global temperature
with several more powerful April storms in the observational record, including 1 April 1994, 11 April 1989 and 2 April 1973. (6 and 7 April 2024 storm Kathleen highlighted in orange). Author: Mike Kendon, Met Office National Climate Information Centre Last updated 01/05/2024
cyclones Do tropical cyclones occur in the UK? Is climate change affecting tropical cyclones? Further information Introduction Tropical cyclones are one of the most dangerous natural hazards to people. Every year, they cause considerable loss of life and do immense damage to property. However
Summary Arctic sea ice extent is 2nd lowest on record for the time of year as of 6th July, following well above-average ice loss during June Extent is very low on the Atlantic side of the Arctic but nearer average on the Pacific side Upper air temperatures were above average in many regions near
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