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Building resilience: climate solutions for a changing world
In an era defined by environmental uncertainty, the need to fortify our communities against the impacts of climate change has never been more pressing. Climate resilience – a term often heard in discussions surrounding climate action – refers to humanity’s … Continue reading
Met Office and Deaf Academy link up for training
How can we make our resources more accessible to the deaf community? That is the question Met Office staff have been discussing with members of the Deaf Academy. Through online and in-person workshops, we have been working with students to … Continue reading
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in a changing climate
For 20 years, an array of instruments strung across the North Atlantic has been monitoring the strength of one of the largest and most important systems of ocean currents in the world. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which includes … Continue reading
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A wet and dull April
It will be no surprise for many to hear that April 2024 has been a wet month. In what has felt like an unsettled spring so far, the UK has had its sixth wettest April since the series began in … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, Met Office, monthly statistics, rain, rainfall, sunshine, temperature, UK, weather
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Antarctic sea ice in 2023
Each year, from June-October, polar climate scientists from the Met Office produce a series of monthly sea ice briefings for the government and the general public. These briefings describe the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, compare how these … Continue reading
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NEMO: a numerical ocean model
A numerical ocean model is a computer programme representing the equations of motion (momentum, conservation of mass and thermodynamics) for the ocean. The model stores each of the physical properties of the ocean (temperatures, salinities and currents) on a three-dimensional … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, environment, Met Office, National Oceanography Centre, news, ocean, science, sea ice
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One ocean, one climate
Our planet is covered in large part by water. Historically, the ocean was referred to as four oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic) or five if you included the Southern Ocean (around Antarctica). For the ocean science community, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, environment, Met Office, ocean, oceans, One ocean, Pangaea, Panthalassa
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Spring starts with a mild and wet March
Meteorological spring kicked off with a mild and wet month of weather for the UK, with southern areas particularly wet compared to average. Although it’s felt like it hasn’t stopped raining for many, no national records have been broken and … Continue reading
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What’s the pollen outlook this year?
The Met Office launches this year’s Pollen Forecast today (Friday 22 March) which will run until mid-September. One in five people in the UK suffer from hay fever, meaning spring can be the start of watering eyes, runny noses and … Continue reading
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Met Office scientists protecting our forests from pests and pathogens
Today is the United Nations International Day of Forests, and in this blog post we explore the importance of this work. The Climate and Plant Biosecurity Climate Service, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is … Continue reading
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