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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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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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Rainfall Rescue Project – bringing archived data back to life
At the Met Office National Meteorological Archive in Exeter we look after the ‘national memory of the weather’, writes Catherine Ross, the Met Office’s archivist. This archive consists of the millions of meteorological observations produced by the Met Office since … Continue reading
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Tagged archive, climate change, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, rainfall, weather
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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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Risks to the UK from climate change now higher than ever, says major new report
Today [Wednesday 16 June, 2021] the Climate Change Committee (CCC) publish their Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk Evidence Report. Informed by a 1500-page technical report, the assessment highlights an array of climate risks which could affect the UK, with … Continue reading
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Tagged CCRA3, Climate Change Risk Assessment, COP26, Met Office Hadley Centre, UKCP18
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Bank of England applies Met Office UK climate projections in its Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenarios
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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Tagged Bank of England, climate, climate change, climate projections, flooding, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, National Severe Weather Warning Service, severe weather, UKCP, weather
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Met Office climate projections assess impact on global sports
Climate change is affecting every dimension of society. From the food production of the food we eat and the water we drink, and from how we earn our livelihoods to how we spend our leisure time. And climate projections – … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, climate, climate change, climate science, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, skiiing, tennis, UKCP18, Wimbledon
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