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controlling factor in Pacific oyster growth and expansion. • Met Office have partnered with Kent and Ulster Wildlife Trusts to analyse and understand how climate change may impact on Pacific oyster numbers by analysing future changes in sea surface temperatures at Thanet, Kent and Strangford Lough, Ulster

to the Gulf of Guinea. Drier than normal conditions are likely from Angola up to Gabon as well as over Ethiopia. Additional information on the March – May outlooks can be found here. Much More Likely Below Normal Near-Normal Above Normal Climate Outlook Africa: September to June Overview 4 Likely Likely

the south may also experience large waves, so caution is advised for those enjoying summer holidays near the shoreline. Temperatures will begin to dip slightly in western areas, returning to seasonal averages. However, the southeast will continue to feel warm under the sunshine, with highs reaching

This forecast was issued on 01 August 2023 and supersedes the pre-season forecast issued in May 2023. Please see the link below for the pre-season forecast. Seasonal North Atlantic tropical storm forecast issued in May 2023 Forecast for the whole 2023 season Issued 01 August 2023  All values given

Calling promises a high-energy weekend. However, the weather may dampen spirits slightly. It'll be a cloudy start to Thursday before eventually clearing into the evening. Feeling humid with temperatures in the high teens and a similar story on Friday.  READ MORE: What are weather fronts? Y Not Festival

) Figure 3: Anomaly in (a) mean sea level pressure; (b) air temperature at 925mb for May-August 2018 relative to the 1981- 2010 average. Data are from the NCEP reanalysis. The preceding winter of 2017-18 was the third in succession to be extremely mild in the Arctic; analysis by Stroeve et al (2018) has

to mitigate climate change and preserve global forests Author: Grahame Madge (Met Office Climate Spokesman) 16 May 2025 A new study has shown irreversible risks to the Amazon and northern hemisphere forests from climate change. The Met Office-led research looks at the unavoidable impacts on forests

, temporarily reducing the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. However, at the time of preparing this forecast, the atmospheric changes normally associated with higher Niño3.4 SSTs are not emerging clearly, so the impacts on the tropical land carbon sink may not be as large as would normally be expected

be as much as 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a natural climate unaffected by human influence. The likelihood of exceeding 40°C anywhere in the UK in a given year has also been rapidly increasing  Whilst a 1°C background temperature increase may not seem significant, the resulting

defences and may close coastal flood gates. We urge people to stay safe on the coast – take extreme care on coastal paths and promenades, and don’t put yourself in unnecessary danger trying to take ‘storm selfies.’ If you’re travelling, please check your route before setting off and don’t drive through