Author Archives: Met Office Press Office

Climate change affects our daily lives. The climate influences the type of food we grow and eat; water availability; the way we cool our homes; and deciding where to build new accommodation for a growing and moving population. Cross-cutting all … Continue reading →

NOTE: This blog has been updated on 3 January to include the full provisional statistics for December 2022. A cold December bucked the trend of 2022 and ended the year as the only month which saw below-average temperatures, according to … Continue reading →

Met Office scientist Nick Dunstone reflects on the latest ‘Earthrise’ image captured recently by Artemis 1 and how our climate has changed in the 54 years since Apollo 8 took the original iconic photo. “Oh my God! Look at that … Continue reading →

Devon has long supported a rich diversity of important habitats and species. However, many of these habitats have experienced significant declines in recent years. Much of the Devon landscape has been simplified as a result of the focus on commercial … Continue reading →

The borderless potential impacts of space weather means international collaboration is ‘vital’, according to Kate Brand, National Manager of the Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre. Kate’s team has been on a tour of space weather forecasting centres in the Northern … Continue reading →

Today, the Mail on Sunday has run a front-page story saying that government insiders have ‘accused the Met Office of failing to predict the severity of our latest big freeze’. Simply, this is just not true – the potential for … Continue reading →

Delegates at the COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal currently are grappling with ways to stem the global decline in wildlife and to slow the rate of species’ extinction. Ahead of the summit, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey indicated the ‘vital’ need … Continue reading →

With the weather turning colder from this weekend onwards there is increased interest in the chances of snow.  However, there are still some uncertainties in the forecast, with models differing on whether we will see air from the north or … Continue reading →