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parts of the UK, with power cuts affecting thousands of homes and businesses in Wales and Northern Ireland, and damage reported to a stadium roof in Barrow, Cumbria. Flights from Manchester and Edinburgh to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland were cancelled, and in Wales some roads and railway lines were closed. Ferry services between Wales and Ireland were also disrupted.

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 affected. Reports of flying debris hospitalised one individual in Edinburgh. Meanwhile rough seas battered coastal communities. Widespread loss of power was reported in areas of Northern Ireland with up to 26,000 homes and businesses affected.    Storm Hector did however bring a boost to the UK's

. Career background Alison joined the convection group at the Met Office having obtained a degree in theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in astronomy from the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. She took a secondment to work as a post-doc in the Astrophysics

, focussing primarily on meteorological and wave measurements from ships and buoys, along with land-based observations of the atmosphere, e.g. data from roadside visibility sensors. Graeme moved to the Aviation Applications team in 2018. Prior to joining the Met Office, he completed an MSc (with Distinction) in Applied Meteorology at the University of Reading, and a BSc (1st) in Physics at the University of Edinburgh. Publications Publications by Graeme Anderson.

graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a MSc in Geographical Information Systems. Luke’s thesis focused on modelling atmospheric waves and their impacts on the offshore wind energy industry. External Recognition Luke is a Registered Meteorologist with the Royal Meteorological Society.  

the projection values beyond 2100 are only reported to the nearest 0.1 m (or 10 cm), this only affects the headline projection ranges in three cases when the small difference results in a round-up instead of a round-down (Edinburgh at 2200 under RCP2.6, London and Belfast at 2200 under RCP4.5

Scotland’s mountains, with large accumulations and severe drifting. The Stevenson screen at the weather station at Cairngorm Chairlift (663masl) was buried in snow, and an extreme avalanche risk was reported in the Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh. Several impressive igloos were built by members

of Edinburgh £576,242            1 June 2021 31 May 2024   September 2020 UK Chemistry and Aerosol (UKCA) model design The ExCALIBUR UKCA model design call has been awarded to the University of Cambridge and will run from September 2020 to May 2022. The aim of this activity is to bring about

of Private Secretary to the Chief Scientist, working in support of Prof. Dame Julia Slingo OBE FRS. Huw completed a PhD at the University of Leeds, investigating the dynamics of boundary layer flows over steep terrain. As part of his PhD work, Huw took part in a field campaign measuring wind and turbulence over a steep ridge in the Swiss Alps. As an undergraduate, Huw studied Physics with Meteorology at the University of Edinburgh.