Tag Archives: Arctic

Poles apart: latest Met Office sea ice report published

Posted on 17 June, 2022 by Met Office Press Office

The latest stocktake of sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic has just been published by the Met Office. It might be tempting to consider the many apparent similarities between the polar regions, but there are also key differences … Continue reading →

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Summer temperature 2018 – the ‘new normal’?

Posted on 27 July, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

The Met Office Chief Scientist, Professor Stephen Belcher, appeared on BBC Newsnight on Tuesday evening to talk about current extreme temperatures and climate change. The interviewer Emily Maitlis asked if the current hot temperatures we are seeing can be considered the … Continue reading →

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An expert’s view on unusually warm Arctic temperatures

Posted on 25 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

This year has seen some exceptionally low extents of Arctic sea ice as well as periods of much higher than usual temperatures in the region. Ed Blockley manages the Met Office Polar Climate group, whose responsibilities include monitoring the increases and … Continue reading →

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Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2014

Posted on 23 September, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum for 2014, according to preliminary figures from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in the US. The extent dropped to 5.02 million square kilometres (1.94 million square miles) on … Continue reading →

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Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2013

Posted on 24 September, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Arctic sea ice has been in the media quite a bit this month and we looked at the issue in a blog a couple of weeks ago. Late last week there was an update to the continuing story, as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Arctic, Arctic Ocean, climate change, cryosat, global warming, Measurement of sea ice, Met Office, National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC, sea ice | 6 Comments

Is Arctic sea ice shrinking or expanding?

Posted on 13 September, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

The decline of Arctic sea ice is often pointed to as one of the most visible indicators of a warming world but earlier this week the Mail on Sunday published an article claiming the ice is in recovery. This was … Continue reading →

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Discussing the UK’s recent ‘unusual seasons’

Posted on 14 June, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

There have been some media stories this morning about a meeting due to be held next week at the Met Office to discuss the recent run of unusual seasons here in the UK. This will draw together some experts from … Continue reading →

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What’s in store this winter? Responding to the headlines

Posted on 12 November, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

It seems that it is the time of year for colourful headlines about an impending big freeze. We had them at this time last year, which prompted our Chief Executive to write an opinion piece in The Times. Now we … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News | Tagged Arctic, blizzards, cold, Daily Express, december, freezing, frost, Met Office, snow, temperature, UK, weather, Winter | 43 Comments

Turning colder this weekend

Posted on 22 October, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

There have been many references in the media to the UK having an Indian summer this week, with temperatures expected to reach 20 °C. However, as forecast by the Met Office many of us woke up today to rather grey, … Continue reading →

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Record low for Arctic sea ice extent

Posted on 29 August, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

This week the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) announced that Arctic sea ice extent has reached a new record low since satellite data records began in 1979. According to the NSIDC, observations show there were 4.1 million square kilometres … Continue reading →

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