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of approaching gales. He used a combination of canvas cones and drums hoisted on a mast to warn of severe weather incoming. Fitzroy also wrote the first ever public weather forecast in The Times newspaper in the same year, meaning the general public were also made aware of incoming severe weather

2023: a record for UK sea-surface temperature says Met Office chief scientist Author: Press Office 19 June 2023 The North Atlantic, including around the UK has been experiencing record-breaking temperatures. Professor Stephen Belcher is the Met Office Chief Scientist. He said: “May 2023 has seen

4 shows. Designing award-winning gardens, or helping everyone eat better, tastier food through his best-selling books. As a self-confessed botany geek, James Wong has built a career around plants. n fact, James can’t remember a time when he wasn’t completely fascinated by them. Having grown up

tide brought seawater over the wall onto the track and overhead wires. Flights were cancelled at Glasgow airport, a number of trees were brought down, and there was some flooding on roads. In Northern Ireland, there were some road closures due to fallen trees. Numerous FlyBe flights to and from Belfast

) was recorded at South Uist (Western Isles) on the 13th. A snow depth of 15 cm was recorded at Tulloch Bridge (Invernessshire) on the 28th. Weather impacts Strong winds affected some northern areas of the UK on the 7th. In Scotland, the A1 between Haddington Junction and Thistly Cross was pre-emptively closed

; and low pressure occasionally stretching across the UK and into continental Europe. This pattern is characteristically described as a block; when the atmosphere gets ‘stuck’ for long periods of time. Paul Davies is the Met Office’s Principal Meteorologist. He said: “Against this backdrop, the tropical

the greenhouse gases from the atmosphere which are causing the planet’s temperature to rise.  Dr Andy Wiltshire is the Met Office Head of Earth System and Mitigation Science. He said: “According to the IPCC’s latest assessment, the earth’s temperature is around 1.1C above pre-industrial levels – generally

climate change  Nigel Doar, The Wildlife Trusts’ Head of Science and Research, spoke with the Met Office about how climate change is affecting nature and what people can do to reduce the impacts and help conserve nature.   He said: “I’ve been involved with the Wildlife Trusts for more than 30 years. I

times the surface area of the UK. Dr Ed Blockley leads the Met Office’s Polar Climate Group. He said: “Antarctic sea ice extent reaches a maximum around the end of September and a minimum around the end of February. At the end of June, the extent of sea ice should be building to a mid-point between

on the outlook for the festive period he said: “Christmas is still over one month away, so it is impossible with this lead time to have any confidence in a detailed forecast for the big day. The only guides this far out that are helpful in determining a forecast are studying the global drivers of weather