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Ex-Hurricane Ophelia 16 October 2017 On 16 October 2017 ex-hurricane Ophelia brought very strong winds to western parts of the UK and Ireland. This date fell on the exact 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987. Ex-hurricane Ophelia (named by the US National Hurricane Center

days of the month. On 27th, two rain-gauges recorded daily totals of over 200mm in an event known as a ‘warm-conveyor’ where rainfall is greatly increased across high ground as moist air is forced to rise. This event was very similar in characteristic to the extreme rainfall events of December 2015

to minimise the impact. Dangerous weather is expected – and, if you haven’t already done so, you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the severe weather. It is very likely that there will be a risk to life, with substantial disruption to travel, energy supplies

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the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology-Pune, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and the Met Office. The training event was very successful. On the final day, groups showcased skills they had learned, presenting work done during the workshop. The training has been particularly

-day hourly forecasts up to 14 days ahead. FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB United Kingdom [email protected] www.metoffice.gov.uk/energy Senior Met Office Scientist Ian Pearman, who was part of the project team, explains: “Despite the massive computer power involved, it is still very

weather events can ruin crops and lead to famine. Yet the uptake and availability of climate information services has historically been very low. “Until fairly recently a lot of African services published just a 10-day forecast,” explains Robert Powell, Media Consultant for the Met Office, the UK’s

relatively wet. Previous hot summers have been largely dry, but this summer was seventh wettest overall in the UK in a series dating back to 1910. Scotland was very wet overall as it recorded its second wettest summer, only surpassed by summer 1985. Weather in autumn 2019  Many people in England

of carbon from permafrost thaw is irreversible on human timescales, because even if the temperature reduces and permafrost re-freezes, the mechanisms for burying carbon take place very slowly. (3) This means that a greater reduction in human greenhouse gas emissions would be required to reverse global

and rainfall in winter months The relationship between temperature and rainfall for the UK for the months of November, December, January and February from 1910 to 2015 inclusive is shown in the figure below. Very wet months (with anomalies around 200% of average) tend to be associated with a mild, westerly