Tag Archives: Japan

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 →

Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News | Tagged 2018 summer, Arctic, climate, climate change, climate science, CMIP5, CRUTEM4, global temperatures, global warming, Grantham Institute, heatwave, Imperial College London, Japan, Japan temperatures, Jet stream, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, Professor Brian Hoskins, Professor Stephen Belcher, record, UK heatwave, Universty of Reading | 5 Comments

The latest on Hurricane Matthew and Typhoon Chaba

Posted on 4 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew has strengthened slightly as it has tracked slowly north towards Haiti. It is making landfall over the southwestern tip of Haiti as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with sustained winds near … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Cuba, Dominican Republic, flooding, Haiti, Hurricane Matthew, Japan, Jeju, JMA, NHC, rainfall, South Korea, strong winds, Typhoon Chaba, usa | Comments Off

Hurricane Matthew and Typhoon Chaba

Posted on 3 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Over the weekend Hurricane Matthew made headlines as it became the first hurricane in the Atlantic or Caribbean to reach category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale since Felix in 2007. Although its intensity soon dropped back slightly, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Haiti, heavy rain, hurricane, Hurricane Matthew, Japan, NOAA, rainfall, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon, Typhoon Chaba, wet, wind | 2 Comments

Typhoon Meranti threatens parts of Southeast Asia

Posted on 12 September, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

The western North Pacific has had a quieter than average typhoon season so far with only five tropical storms attaining typhoon status (winds of 74 mph or greater). However, the latest storm which formed over the weekend, named Meranti, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged flooding, heavy rain, hurricane, Japan, Japan Meteorological Agency, landslides, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Storm, Taiwan, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon, Typhoon Meranti | 1 Comment

Northern hemisphere tropical cyclone season starts to peak

Posted on 30 August, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Climatologically, tropical cyclone activity across the northern hemisphere often peaks in the period from late August through the first half of September. This year is no exception with six tropical cyclones currently active across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Pacific … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Azores, Bermuda, flooding, florida, Gulf of Mexico, hawaii, hurricane, Hurricane Gaston, Hurricane Lester, Hurricane Madeline, Hurricane Wilma, Japan, Japan Meteorological Agency, National Hurricane Center, NOAA, torrential rain, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon, Typhoon Lionrock | Comments Off

Typhoon heads for Japanese volcano

Posted on 23 August, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Typhoon Goni, which was located just east of Taiwan on Sunday morning, is expected to track across the western side of Kyushu Island in SW Japan through Monday. There is a risk it could bring up to 200mm of rainfall in … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged hurricane, Japan, Japan Meteorological Agency, Japanese typhoon, Japanese weather, Philippines, rainfall, tropical, Typhoon, volcano | Comments Off

Typhoon Nangka makes landfall over Japan

Posted on 16 July, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

In our blogs of 9 July and 13 July we described how the developing El Niño and a cyclical phenomenon known as the Madden-Julian Oscillation have combined to produce a period of high tropical cyclone activity in the Pacific. Nine … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged hurricane, Japan, Met Office, nangka, tropical storm, Typhoon | 1 Comment

Active tropical storm season in the Northwest Pacific as another typhoon heads for the Philippines

Posted on 7 May, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Typhoon Noul is currently to the east of the Philippines in the Northwest Pacific, and is heading steadily west-northwest. Noul is expected to continue moving towards the Philippines whilst intensifying further to a very strong typhoon. The storm is expected … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged flood, Japan, Japan Meteorological Agency, landslides, Luzon, Manila, Noul, pacific, Philippines, rain, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon, wind | 1 Comment

The Met Office in Japan for the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

Posted on 13 March, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The Met Office is sharing its knowledge and expertise in Japan this week at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) aims to reduce the damage caused by natural hazards such as flooding, droughts, earthquakes … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, flooding, Japan, Sendai, World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction | Comments Off

Japan and India Braced for Tropical Cyclones

Posted on 9 October, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

Last weekend Typhoon Phanfone brought strong winds and heavy rain to many parts of Japan causing damage and disruption to travel. Japan is now preparing for another typhoon which could be just as disruptive, if not more so. Typhoon Vongfong … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged India Meteorological Department, Japan, Japan Meteorological Agency, storms, tropical storm, tropical storm Hudhud, Typhoon, typhoon vongfong | 1 Comment