Tag Archives: flooding

The beautiful game in a changing climate

Posted on 8 February, 2023 by Met Office Press Office

Climate change is projected to impact the seasonality and intensity of extreme weather events, with more heavy rainfall occurring in the autumn in the UK – but what does this mean for the future of the UK’s most popular sport? … Continue reading →

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Bank of England applies Met Office UK climate projections in its Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenarios

Posted on 8 June, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

More extreme heatwaves, droughts, drier summers, wetter winters and rising sea levels are all consequences of climate change which each UK citizen will have to continue to endure. It is easier to contemplate the increasing impacts of climate change on … Continue reading →

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Record-breaking rainfall

Posted on 4 March, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

Those interested in the UK’s climate records have only had to wait two months of the new decade for a significant new rainfall record to be set. February 2020 set a new UK record for February rainfall in a series … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate, climate change, climate science, Environment Agency, flooding, heavy rain, Jet stream, Met Office, Nations Flooding Resilience Review, rainfall | Comments Off

Ex-Cyclone Debbie continues to bring heavy rain

Posted on 29 March, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Cyclone Debbie made landfall over the coast of Queensland Australia on Tuesday producing severe wind damage to properties in areas close to the eye including the towns of Bowen and Proserpine. Debbie gradually moved inland and as winds eased the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane, Cyclone Debbie, flash flooding, flood, flooding, heavy rain, Queensland, rain, rainfall, Storm, storms, strong winds, tropical cyclone | Comments Off

Looking hard at the accumulated evidence of climate change

Posted on 24 January, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

HRH, the Prince of Wales, who has co-written the forthcoming Ladybird Expert Series Climate Change book – wrote a guest editorial in the Mail on Sunday in which he suggested a ‘focus on looking hard at the accumulated evidence’ of … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate change, flooding, HRH The Prince of Wales, Met Office Hadley Centre, prince charles | 7 Comments

Cold weather in Europe and the US

Posted on 3 January, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Our meteorologists will be keeping a close eye on the weather in eastern Europe and the USA this week. With high pressure dictating the weather over western Europe, cold air and associated weather systems are being funnelled southwards across eastern … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged canada, cold, Denmark, disruption, Eastern Europe, flooding, germany, Greece, Poland, rain, severe weather, snow, Turkey, usa, weather, wind, Winter | 1 Comment

From debate to action: early warnings for protection and resilience in Africa

Posted on 14 December, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Gavin Iley, our Head of International Crisis Management and Resilience describes recent developments in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Africa. It is just over a year since Storm Desmond caused severe flooding in parts of the UK, and eight months … Continue reading →

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Storm Desmond – one year on

Posted on 5 December, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Storm Desmond was the fourth named storm of the 2015/16 winter season. It brought severe gales with gusts of wind up to 81 mph together with record-breaking rainfall leading to flooding across parts of northern England. It was associated with … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate change, England, Environment Agency, flooding, gales, heavy rain, Met Office, rain, rainfall, record, severe weather, Storm, storms, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind, Winter | 1 Comment

What’s happening to the weather around the globe?

Posted on 14 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Europe (not including the UK) Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to affect parts of the northern Mediterranean today. Southern France and northwest Italy could see another 50-150mm of rain, following on from similar amounts yesterday (Thursday). “Red” warnings for heavy … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Nicole Heading for Bermuda

Posted on 13 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Nicole has continued strengthening and is now category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with sustained winds near 130 mph. It is forecast to pass either directly over or very close to Bermuda later today. Whilst Bermuda sits … Continue reading →

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