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widespread heatwaves were driven by persistent high pressure, either centred over the UK or extending from the Azores, bringing dry, hot, and settled conditions. A dry spring left the ground parched, and a marine heatwave meant sea surface temperatures around the UK were well above average

of malaria – and to better target malaria control measures. Introduction Ethiopia has a varied landscape, which gives rise to a diverse climate. Its central plateau ranges from 1,290 to 3,000 metres high and covers two-thirds of the country’s land area. By contrast, hot, humid lowlands cover part

, and many places are also seeing increases in water vapour and the resulting humidity.  Researching exposure to high humidity and dry heat events  The distinction between humid heat and dry heat is a relatively new area of research. What we do know is that dry heat events can be much ‘hotter’ than humid

that through time, the colours are changing from cooler blues to warmer reds. So, we know that the UK is getting hotter. We also know that this is happening quickly. What else do we know about climate change? Slide https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/ wg1/downloads/faqs/IPCC_AR6_ WGI_FAQ_Chapter_02.pdf

by disruption to energy supply, to transport and to food supply. Decisions on a range of timescales We don’t just care about the weather tomorrow, but we care about the weather next season, and the weather further into the future. We know climate change will bring hotter drier summers, and warmer wetter

preventable deaths, £110m in heatwave preventable deaths and £25m in asthma preventable deaths over the next decade*. better decisions to stay safe and thrive. Forecasting expertise Met Office four-day forecast as accurate as one-day forecast 30 years ago. Close Save Exeter, Devon Today Tue Wed Thu F

) telescope. This instrument allows us to monitor the Sun's very hot outer atmosphere (the corona), enabling us to see EUV photons that are created in the plasma of the corona but which are not visible from the ground due to absorption by the Earth's atmosphere. The image, taken on 8 December 2022

than have been observed in recent decades are possible in the Yangtze river basin.. Using this method, we calculate that, in any given year, there is currently a 6% risk of an unprecedented hot month in July or August, and a 1% risk of a month 0.8°C hotter than previously observed. This information

on forecasting maximum temperatures during the hot dry spell over the summer. 4 Met Office Updates 4.1 FY17/18 Deliverables and Performance DR provided the group with an overview of Met Office performance since the last meeting. The group were provided with a summary of the weather experienced over

. Biases in the temperature on hot summer days (defined as the 99th percentile of the distribution of daily mean summer temperatures) are shown in Figure 21. RCM-MPI is similar to RCM-STD (with a slightly smaller overall bias), with hot summer days being significantly too cold in Scotland. The other three