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Monthly Archives: December 2016
A voyage to Antarctica to find yourself
Met Office meteorologist Alison Davies has been one of four UK women experiencing the journey of a lifetime to Antarctica this month, with the Homeward Bound international expedition. On her way home for Christmas, Alison took time on board her … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctica, climate change, climate science, Homeward Bound, Met Office
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Met Office top rated app of 2016 helps you plan for Christmas
Since it was launched six months ago, the Met Office app has been awarded 4* rating in the app stores, and it has now been listed in Google Play as one of the Top Apps of 2016. Using Met Office … Continue reading
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Tagged app, forecast, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, severe weather, travel, weather, weather forecasting
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From debate to action: early warnings for protection and resilience in Africa
Gavin Iley, our Head of International Crisis Management and Resilience describes recent developments in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Africa. It is just over a year since Storm Desmond caused severe flooding in parts of the UK, and eight months … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, DfID, Disaster risk reduction, Early Warning Systems, flooding, Greater Horn of Africa, heavy rain, Met Office, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, warnings, Wilton Park, WMO
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Discovering women’s leadership potential in Antarctica
Alison Davies, a Met Office meteorologist, is one of 76 women scientists from across the world chosen for a challenging expedition to Antarctica. Working at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, Alison is one of only four women from the UK … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctica, climate science, Homeward Bound, leadership, Met Office, STEM
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Storm Desmond – one year on
Storm Desmond was the fourth named storm of the 2015/16 winter season. It brought severe gales with gusts of wind up to 81 mph together with record-breaking rainfall leading to flooding across parts of northern England. It was associated with … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, England, Environment Agency, flooding, gales, heavy rain, Met Office, rain, rainfall, record, severe weather, Storm, storms, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind, Winter
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Met Office wins social media award
The Met Office Name Our Storms campaign has won an award for the Best Public Sector Social Media Campaign The Social Buzz Awards bring together individuals and companies at the forefront of social media offering an opportunity to highlight some … Continue reading
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