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Finding resilience to city heat in Southern Asia
An unusually intense pre-monsoon heatwave has been affecting northwest India, Pakistan and other parts of Southern Asia this year. Parts of Pakistan reached 51°C earlier this month, while India recorded its hottest March since 1901, and May temperatures in north … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, heatwave, Met Office, Red Cross, severe weather, Southern Asia
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Climate risk and resilience in southern African cities
Southern Africa is facing a climate emergency. The region already experiences periods of severe droughts and floods, influenced by the ‘El Niño Southern Oscillation’ (ENSO) cycle. Now climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather and climate … Continue reading
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
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
Is the glossy ibis about to spread its wings to colonise the UK?
A range of climate factors are in alignment that could help the UK make wildlife history this spring and summer. Extremely dry conditions in southern Iberia and a relatively higher mean winter temperature over the UK has encouraged large number … Continue reading
Overshoot likely needed to keep to 1.5C rise by end of century
Could the world still be on track to keep global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century? Yes, with ambition it could be. But, increasingly, this almost certainly involves some form of ‘overshoot’ where … Continue reading
How is the British Red Cross helping people face the impact of the changing climate?
As we share information on extreme events this month, the British Red Cross share in this guest post how they, and the wider Red Cross movement, are supporting people and communities around the globe to adapt to our changing climate. … Continue reading
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Tagged #Get Climate Ready, British Red Cross, climate, climate change, Met Office
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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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World Meteorological Day 2022
World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March to celebrate the founding of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1950. The theme of this year’s event is “Early Warning and Early Action,” and the day will spotlight the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Met Office, world met day, World Meteorological Organization
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Climate change forcing species on the move
This week, the IPCC published a landmark report looking at the impacts of climate change, including on biodiversity. The report expresses with high confidence that in Europe one of the key climate change impacts on wildlife will be shifts in … Continue reading
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