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: “The increase in extreme weather and climate events has exposed millions of people to acute food insecurity and reduced water security”. This is particularly evident across communities in Africa, Asia, Central and South America and Small Island States. In some oceanic regions, ocean warming and ocean

with falling air in the atmosphere trapping warm air at the surface. By the 19th a cold front tracking from the west resulted in some thundery rain and somewhat fresher air to parts of the country. The figure below shows the Met Office red extreme heat area extending from London to Manchester and Leeds

records are held by stations in Eastern England. The highest known temperature recorded in the area was 37.3 °C at Cavendish on 10 August 2003 and 36.9 °C was recorded that day at Cambridge Botanic Garden and 36.5 °C there on 3 August 1990. The highest UK temperature stands at 38.5 °C at Faversham

documents, a torch, a wind-up or battery radio, warm clothing and blankets, a first aid kit and any prescription medicine, bottled water and nonperishable foods. Snow and ice Snow and ice often affect us at some point over winter. Not only can it severely disrupt your travel plans - it can also affect

Heatwave criteria Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Although much of the UK can expect a spell of warm and sunny weather lasting into early next week, it’s going to turn very hot for parts of England and Wales with temperatures widely reaching above 30 Celsius on Friday, Saturday

Extremes of temperature, March and April 2021 The UK experienced a brief spell of unusual warmth at the end of March with temperatures across England and Wales widely reaching 20 to 22°C. 24.5°C was recorded at Kew Gardens, Greater London on 30th March, only the third day on record with a UK March

UK Agriculture, Food and Climate Adaptation  The UK Climate Projections (UKCP) show us that the UK is likely to experience ‘hotter, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters’, as well as an increase in extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall, periods of drought and heatwaves. These changing

with a specific thematic learning focus, and a programme level lessons infographic. Sharing WISER and Met Office Kenya Partnership Impacts with President Kenyatta This week, President Kenyatta of Kenya visited the UK. During his visit, he attended an event at Kew Gardens to celebrate the Kenya-UK Year

Overall it has been a sunny and warm April for many, however the last weekend in the month saw heavy rainfall for parts of the country, bringing about a change to the end of month statistics.

were in Edinburgh (Gogarbank at only 3.2 mm and Botanic Gardens with 4 mm – 7% and 10% of average respectively), closely followed by London (Hampton at  3.8 mm and St James park at 4.2mm, both 9% of average). It was a mild month overall with a notable warm spell early in the month, but some cold

and 5th were warm and sunny for most areas but cloudier and cooler in the north, and a band of high cloud affected some southern areas on the 5th. Temperatures reached 26.8 °C at Kew Gardens (London) on the 4th and 27.6 °C at Heathrow (London) on the 5th. A band of cloud and rain progressed slowly