Tag Archives: Drought

Wet and windy weekend

Posted on 29 April, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Large parts of the UK have seen very wet and windy conditions over the weekend. Winds have gusted up to about 70mph in the most exposed locations, with many parts of the country seeing gusts of 40-50mph. The strongest gust … Continue reading →

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Guest blog: It’s raining – why have we still got a drought?

Posted on 20 April, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Trevor Bishop is Head of Water Resources at the Environment Agency. Here he explains why, despite the rain, we are still in a drought. In true bank holiday spirit the weather turned wet for the Easter holidays and it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the Media: 19 April 2012

Posted on 19 April, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The wet weather across parts of the UK at the moment has generated comments about how wet this April as a whole may pan out in the record books.  As we have said in blogs previously, it is just too … Continue reading →

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Why are we in drought?

Posted on 13 March, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Rainfall amounts across many parts of the UK have been below average for the last two years. Importantly, this includes two dry winters – the periods when we would normally expect our rainfall to replenish river, reservoir and groundwater levels. … Continue reading →

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A tale of two halves for February and winter

Posted on 28 February, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

As February and winter draw to a close, early statistics show that both have been stories of two halves. We often talk about why you can’t pre-judge a month or a season at its half-way stage, and the latest figures … Continue reading →

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Warm and dry April recorded

Posted on 3 May, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

Provisional Met Office climate figures for April 2011 indicate that the month is the warmest on record with many parts of the UK seeing temperatures 3 to 5 °C warmer than normal. The month is also the 11th driest April … Continue reading →

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Amazon drought – caused by climate change or not?

Posted on 4 February, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

Questions have been raised by recent research into droughts in the Amazon (BBC). Our Amazon expert, Dr Richard Betts discusses the issue of Amazonian drought. The recent paper, published in the journal Science, on the 2005 and 2010 Amazon droughts, … Continue reading →

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