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The impacts of Typhoon Koppu

Posted on 19 October, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Typhoon Koppu made landfall in the early hours of Sunday (local time) close to Casiguran in northern Philippines as an intense Typhoon. At landfall it was equivalent to a category 4 Hurricane with sustained winds averaged over a minute estimated … Continue reading →

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Our change in the weather and how the jet stream is driving it

Posted on 13 December, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

After a quiet spell of weather courtesy of a slow moving area of high pressure, we are now entering an unsettled period as a series of Atlantic depressions are expected to pass close to the northwest of Britain during the … Continue reading →

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