Monthly Archives: March 2021

What kind of temperature swings are ‘normal’ in UK spring?

Posted on 31 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

With forecasters predicting a marked shift in temperatures in the coming days, here we take a look at how commonplace temperature fluctuations are during a typical UK spring. It’s certainly not uncommon for spring in the UK to see big … Continue reading →

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide passing ‘gloomy’ milestone

Posted on 16 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

This year the climate is passing a gloomy threshold. The concentration of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere is reaching 417 parts per million: an increase of 50 per cent since humans embarked on the industrial revolution and began to emit greenhouse … Continue reading →

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Did the weather fuel climate-changing forest fires in the Amazon in 2019?

Posted on 12 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

In 2019 there was a sudden spike in Amazon fires that captured the world’s media attention. Between them the blazes destroyed 906,000 hectares of rainforest – an area larger than the island of Corsica. The thousands of fires produced around … Continue reading →

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Scottish Flood Forecasting Service marks 10th Anniversary

Posted on 9 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

The Scottish Flood Forecasting Service (SFFS) is today (Tuesday 9 March) marking a decade of supporting Scotland’s preparedness and response to flooding. Staffed around the clock 365 days a year, the service has been combining hydrological and meteorological data to … Continue reading →

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