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the polar stratosphere tilts away from the Sun during the winter, the air above the pole becomes extremely cold becoming as low as minus 80 Celsius by December. Circulating around this cold pool is the stratospheric polar vortex with an area of low pressure at its centre. The vortex appears each

with intermediaries in Nairobi (Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI)) and Dar es Salaam (Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI)) to build their expertise and the range of tools available to them. Together they created a framework and toolkit to underpin a new communication system for the creation, flow

computer in 1959. Operational weather forecasts, driven by NWP, began six years later in 1965.  1991: The Unified Model The Unified Model, which allows seamless weather and climate modelling, was implemented in 1991. This was a year after the Hadley Centre for Climate Science and Services was founded

Hazard Partnership (NHP) and the Natural Hazard Centre (NHC). The Board noted that the NHP was a very successful partnership supported by the Civil Contingency Secretariat. � The Board were given an informational presentation about the development of the Space Weather service as part of the Hazard

Concept note Media training as part of SCIPEA project Introduction The Strengthening Climate Information Partnerships in East Africa (SCIPEA) project is designed to develop links between global climate centres, African regional centres and national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHSs

Concept note Media training as part of SCIPEA project Introduction The Strengthening Climate Information Partnerships in East Africa (SCIPEA) project is designed to develop links between global climate centres, African regional centres and national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHSs

built and equipped a resource centre together with a library, a climate information centre, Supported by: Fund Manager: Delivery Partners: and a community computer centre, all with support from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an eight-country African trade bloc. According

warnings UK Storm Centre Seasonal advice Maps & charts Maps & charts UK forecast UK weather map Cloud cover map Precipitation map Lightning map Rainfall map Temperature map Wind map Wind gust map Surface pressure charts All countries Climate Climate Climate explained What is climate change? Causes

The Met Office provides a range of services that help authorities prepare for and respond to emergencies that are caused or influenced by the weather. Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) The FFC is a partnership between the Met Office and the Environment Agency combining our meteorology and hydrology

Areas of expertise Collaboration management Climate modelling Monsoon research Current activities Charline contributes to facilitate effective collaboration aimed at developing the Unified Model with scientists from operational centres and universities around the world. Collaborations currently