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Researchers point the way to managing climate change risks
The consequences of climate change are many and varied. However, most of them bring considerable risk to communities and ecosystems. Up until now climate scientists across the globe have largely focussed attention on those events most likely to happen, such … Continue reading
‘Critical’ Global Stocktake counting down to help keep Paris promises
The current decade is a critical decade for climate action. What we do now will be a deciding factor in whether we can constrain global temperature rise to 1.5°C or below. The urgency is clear, but what keeps the ambition … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon budget, climate change, climate science, Global Stocktake, ipcc, Met Office Hadley Centre
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How will the summer end: ‘bang’ or ‘whimper’?
The summer 2022 has been remarkable on many fronts, says Paul Davies Met Office Fellow (Meteorology). We exceeded the 40°C threshold for the first time ever, and for England the January-July period has had 69% of average rainfall making it … Continue reading
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Tagged climate science, Met Office, public weather forecasts, severe weather, UK, weather
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Climate study backs up Met Office research
A study published today [Friday 29 July] by World Weather Attribution supports a previous Met Office study that was published before this summer and which looked at the prospect of 40°C in the UK. The Met Office study found that … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, July temperature record, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, record breaking, UK heatwave
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Summer 2022: a historic season for northern hemisphere heatwaves
Today [Tuesday 19 July 2022] has been a momentous day for the UK’s climate. Professor Stephen Belcher – Met Office Chief Scientist – and Prof Paul Davies – Met Office Chief Meteorologist – put the UK’s and European heatwave into … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, heatwave, Met Office, Professor Paul Davies, Professor Stephen Belcher, UK heatwave
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Looking into the future of climate modelling
The Met Office supercomputing system is one of the most powerful in the world dedicated to weather and climate. It has allowed the UK research community to produce some of the most advanced climate modelling information available, for example in … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre
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Parts of Pakistan and north-west India to endure +50C temperatures
A brutal heatwave that has enveloped parts of southern Asia since the end of April looks set to intensify, says the latest forecast from the Met Office. Nick Silkstone is a meteorologist with the Met Office’s Global Guidance Unit. He … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, heatwave, india, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, Pakistan, Petteri Taalas, WMO, World Meteorological Organization
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Exploring Anglian Water’s water resource extremes using novel techniques
Climate change projections show UK rainfall patterns are expected to shift, placing extra challenges on regional water companies seeking security of supply for their customers. One of the regions that could potentially be most affected is East Anglia, where much … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglian Water, climate change, climate science, Drought, East Anglia, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, rain, rainfall, weather forecasting
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Natural variation and the influence on global temperature
2021 was another warm year globally – consistent with ongoing warming from greenhouse gases. The global average surface temperature in 2021 was 0.76 ± 0.04 °C above the 1961-1990 average according to the Met Office and University of East Anglia’s … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, La Niña, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre
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Met Office science: narrowing the range of climate uncertainty
The United Nations has today (Thursday 16 September, 2021) published a synthesis report on the perils of climate change and the need for urgent climate action. The report features hard-hitting forewords from both Antonio Guterres – Secretary-General of the United … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, UNEP, WMO
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