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to rainfall patterns and rising temperatures mean that many crops don’t grow as well as they used to. More and more people are moving away from the countryside into towns and cities, as they can no longer earn money growing crops. Encourage farmers to grow crops that can cope better with less water and hotter temperatures. What else would you suggest?

and into early next week, although the southern half of the UK at least has a small chance of seeing a return of hotter weather should a renewed pulse of warm continental air develop.

and pneumonia. “Simple precautions such as wrapping up warm when going outside, sleeping with the windows closed at night and having plenty of hot food and drinks throughout the day can help keep these risks at bay. “We’d also urge everyone to keep a friendly eye on older relatives, friends

hotter and drier conditions leading to reduced carbon uptake. Nevertheless, the long-term change is driven by human emissions.” CO2 measurements at Mauna Loa are taken by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and also independently by NOAA. The future scenario limiting warming to 1.5°C long-term is the SSP1.1-9 scenario.

in enough time for the PWSCG’s feedback to be incorporated into decision making. Summer 2018 Forecast Performance PAG was encouraged by the improvements seen in thunderstorm warning this summer. It recognised the very hot temperatures observed this summer were challenging for all models, but felt

heat warning. Western areas in particular got the most consistently hot conditions, and Northern Ireland even broke its all-time temperature record with a figure of 31.3°C recorded at Castlederg on 21st *.   Both Scotland and Northern Ireland had average maximum temperatures for the month in their top

by the Met Office in collaboration with INPE and CEMADEN, found that a shift to hotter and drier conditions in the future could result in a greater burned area and resultant fire emissions. With global warming limited to 1.5°C above pre-industrial, climate model experiments show a reduction in carbon

fire extent in three regions: Canada, western Amazonia, and Greece.   Fire weather - characterised by hot, dry conditions that promote fire - has shifted significantly in all three focal regions when compared to a world without climate change. Climate change made the extreme fire-prone weather

whilst our rivers are exceptionally low.’   Climate change Mark McCarthy continued: “Met Office climate change projections highlight an increasing trend towards hotter and drier summers for the UK, with the driest regions anticipated to be in the south and east. While trends in summer temperature

Assessing changes in future water usage Author: Press Office 5 September 2023 Water usage in the UK is known to be very sensitive to weather conditions with demand for water increasing in the summer if the weather is hot and dry. Peak water usage (when usage exceeds the normal baseline) can bring a number