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a red weather warning was issued, and 100,000 homes and businesses lost power. In the UK, there was some localized transport disruption with some road closures and disruption to rail, air and ferry services. Flights were cancelled at several airports, including at least 50 flights to and from London

to be at least 4.1 RWF. Socio-economic benefits include safer evacuations and preventing loss of life in areas susceptible to landslides, as well as avoiding crop losses for farmers. Evidence generated through this activity can be used to inform policymakers of the importance of ongoing investment in Meteo

New research shows that the damaging fires during the UK’s record-breaking 2022 heatwave were made at least six times more likely due to human-caused climate change.

That summer saw temperatures in this country hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’. The study, involving the Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and University of Exeter, highlights how

for approximately a week, although the highest temperatures were mostly confined to London and the south-east. The figure below shows the duration of the heatwave based on the Met Office heatwave thresholds in the adjacent panel which requires daily maximum temperatures to exceed the given thresholds for at least

is a Senior Scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre, and co-edited the global climate chapter of the report. He said: “Despite 2017’s surface temperatures not breaking the absolute record, the fact that it is following the pattern of one warm year after another is concerning and we are seeing

climate change research.  These metrics include at least one measure – Tropical Nights – which is currently not a common feature of the UK climate, but it could become more widespread in future. Tropical nights are defined as 24-hour periods when the minimum temperature doesn’t fall below 20.0 °C

and sea-levels in 2016. The report also highlights the fact that severe drought affected over 12 percent of the earth’s land surface in 2016, the longest such stretch of drought conditions on record. Professor Peter Stott is the acting head of the Met Office Hadley Centre. He said: “When viewed

and polluting smoke – as well as property, economies and the environment. The second annual State of Wildfires report has been co-led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), the UK Met Office, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF

falling in the month. Areas to the south and east were particularly dry, with Bedfordshire, Greater London and Essex all recording figures to put the month in their respective top five driest Februarys on record. At a county level, Essex had the least amount of rainfall with 3.5mm falling

What is a hurricane? A hurricane is an area of low pressure over tropical or sub-tropical waters, with organised convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and sustained winds near the surface of at least 74 m.p.h. (and stronger gusts) circulating either anti-clockwise (in the northern hemisphere